The Secret HTC-Apple Settlement Might Not Be Quite So Secret
Last month HTC and Apple decided to play nice when they reached a settlement over a patent license. While Apple was forced to tell Samsung how much that deal was worth, it thought the rest of the case was secret—but it turns out that might not quite be the case . In a court ruling from US District Court Judge Lucy Koh, it’s been made obvious that secrets only stretch so far: That means the full list of patents discussed in the case and settlement should be publicly available at some point.
Last month HTC and Apple decided to play nice when they reached a settlement over a patent license. While Apple was forced to tell Samsung how much that deal was worth, it thought the rest of the case was secret—but it turns out that might not quite be the case.
In a court ruling from US District Court Judge Lucy Koh, it’s been made obvious that secrets only stretch so far:
That means the full list of patents discussed in the case and settlement should be publicly available at some point. It will be interesting to see just what it was that compelled HTC to sign up to a ten-year deal with Apple. [CNET]
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