Nokia refined its case against HTC and cut out three patents from its suit. Generally, most companies narrow their lawsuits as trials proceed, given that different patent claims are thrown out or are removed for arbitration. Originally, Nokia had nine patents. Of the three that were dropped, each were related to a loss of a claim construction battle (claim construction provides guidance for which patents will be viable in a lawsuit).
As of now, Nokia has obtained one German injunction against HTC, which HTC claimed was meaningless and would not affect its business. In Germany, HTC and S3 Graphics are suing Nokia over an infringement based on Qualcomm's'Snapdragon chip.
Wow, I did not know that it was general for companies narrow their lawsuits...According to the articles I have read, Nokia seems to be suing several other companies over pretty essential patents. I wonder how everything will turn out at the end!
Perhaps by dropping the patents in the case, they're hoping to speed up the results of the case. I know that in other litigation trials, such as the Skyhook case, the ruling was delayed as the result of a longer investigation due to claims that were tacked on. So perhaps this is a way to make the ruling come out faster in courts.
Wow, I did not know that it was general for companies narrow their lawsuits...According to the articles I have read, Nokia seems to be suing several other companies over pretty essential patents. I wonder how everything will turn out at the end!
ReplyDeletePerhaps by dropping the patents in the case, they're hoping to speed up the results of the case. I know that in other litigation trials, such as the Skyhook case, the ruling was delayed as the result of a longer investigation due to claims that were tacked on. So perhaps this is a way to make the ruling come out faster in courts.
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