Thursday, November 15, 2012

Samsung won't follow HTC's lead, settle Apple patent dispute

Samsung won't follow HTC's lead, settle Apple patent dispute:


Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it has no plan to settle its ongoing patent disputes with Apple, declining to follow in the footsteps of HTC, the Android device maker that reached a patent licensing agreement with Apple last week.

JK Shin, the head of Samsung's mobile unit, told reporters his firm has "no intention at all" of negotiating with the iPhone maker on patent lawsuits that have taken place across ten countries for over a year. Shin made the comment at an impromptu question-and-answer session in front the Samsung office in Seoul after a meeting, according to a company spokesman.

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC sealed a cross-licensing deal with Apple last Saturday, under which the companies license one another their current and future patents for the next ten years. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.


Despite speculation that the Apple-HTC deal could be a sign that global patent conflicts are calming down, analysts said Samsung has little to gain from such a settlement.

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