Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NOK) Expands Patent Fight v. HTC

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HTC is certainly no stranger to run-ins with other smartphone companies. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) just happens to be the latest. HTC came out on the short end of an ITC ruling when it was found to be infringing on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) patents.

HTC was facing an import ban on its phones, and shipments had to go through a U.S. Customs inspection to ensure the handsets were compliant with the ITC order. Of course, HTC is practically being banned from store shelves with the HTC First (the so-called “Facebook phone”) posting such abysmal sales numbers that carriers like AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) have already discontinued their sale after less than two months on the market.

Maybe the only rights HTC could be fighting for might be its right to copy other designs. We shall see.

What are your thoughts about this Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) dispute with HTC? How does continual pursuit of this benefit Nokia in the long run? Give us your feedback in the comments section below.

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