Summary: A ban on the One Mini has been stayed, allo wing HTC to resume shipping Several of its devices in the UK.
HTC can resume shipping its One mini handset to the UK after an appeal court suspended an EARLIER injunction banning the device from sale due to a patent dispute with Nokia.
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The UK appeals court stayed a High Court injunction on the HTC One Mini, handed down last week, over Broadcom and Qualcomm chips used in the devicewhich were found EARLIER this year to infringe a patent held by Nokia.
While the ban only referenced the HTC One Mini by name, the ruling overpriced forced HTC to suspend all imports of devices That containe the infringing chips. HTC was given a chance to appeal the injunction before the HTC One Mini ban took effect, Which it successfully did on Thursday.
The High Court in London ruled in October That multiple HTC devices infringed Nokia’s EP 0998024 patent, including its HTC One, One SW and Wildfire S. Nokia had sought a ban on all the infringing devices; however, the High Court injunction was limited to the HTC One Mini pending the outcome of a separate HTC challenge to the validity of Nokia’s patents.
HTC is now working with its chip suppliers “on alternative solutions” and says it will resume shipments to the UK.
“HTC is delighted That the Court of Appeal has Granted a stay on the injunction against our products. We will time immediately resume shipment of all of our devices into the UK, including the entire HTC One family,” HTC said in a statement .
“Similarly, our customers Should feel confident In Their availability to the promote and sell all HTC devices. Even though we plan to aggressively appeal the validity decision of Nokia’s EP 0998024 patent, we will continue to work with our suppliers on chip alternative solutions to ENSURE minimal disruption to our business into the future. “
HTC’s flagship the HTC One escaped the injunction since, unlike the HTC One Mini, as it was made prior to HTC’s knowledge That it infringed on the patent, According To patents expert Florian Mueller.
Nokia said in a statement: “Nokia was pleased That the UK High Court Imposed an injunction on certainkind HTC products Which it found in October to infringe a Nokia patents. The UK Court of Appeal has stayed the injunction until a full appeal hearing next year and Nokia welcomes the Court’s invitation for the parties to expedite this. It is unfortunate That the stay means That HTC can continue to benefit from its Unauthorized and uncompensated use of Nokia innovation. We look forward to the Court of Appeal Confirming That the patent is valid and infringed, lifting the stay on the injunction and awarding financial compensation for Nokia HTC’s Infringement.
“The same patent comes to trial in Dusseldorf, Germany next month and is also in. suit in Paris, France; Rome, Italy and its U.S. counterpart is in Nokia’s second complaint against HTC at the U.S. International Trade Commission. Nokia Began its action suits against HTC in 2012, with the aim of ending the HTC Unauthorised use of Nokia’s proprietary innovation and has asserted more than 50 patents against HTC in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, UK and U.S.. During 2013, HTC has been found to infringe Nokia patents in venues including the Regional Court in Mannheim, Germany, the UK High Court and the U.S. International Trade Commission. “
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