InterDigital loses ITC case against handset makers

Nieuws Mobiel Wereld 20 DEC 2013
InterDigital loses ITC case against handset makers
InterDigital has lost a patent infringement claim against Nokia, Huawei and ZTE at the International Trade Commission in the US. The company said it was disappointed by the decision and plans to appeal in federal court. It also has a separate claim pending against Huawei, ZTE, Nokia and Samsung, which is slated for completion in 2014 and is based on some of the same patents that it said had already been favorably construed in federal court.

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