Apple announced that it has reached an agreement with HTC that will end current patent litigation. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but the pair did sign a ten-year licensing agreement that extends to current and future patents held by both parties. Both Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and HTC’s CEO Peter Chou were pleased with the agreement and look forward to focusing on innovation, instead of litigation.
[Via Apple]
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Kelly Hodgkins
Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at
places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she
spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe
Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several
years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she
can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western
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