U.K. Judge Christopher Floyd ruled on Wednesday that HTC’s phones do not infringe on Apple’s patents, Bloomberg reports. The patents, which include Apple’s well known slide-to-unlock patent, cover various functions involving touchscreens on mobile devices. “Competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours,” Apple told Bloomberg in a statement. An HTC spokesperson told reporters that while HTC is happy with the ruling, “we remain disappointed that Apple continues to favor competition in the courtroom over competition in the marketplace.”
U.K. Judge clears HTC phones of infringing on Apple patents
Updated Dec 19th, 2018 8:29PM EST
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