Microsoft Signs Android Patent Deal With HTC

adeelarshad82 writes "Microsoft and HTC have signed a patent deal that will provide broad coverage under Microsoft's patent portfolio for HTC's mobile phones running the Android mobile platform. The announcement comes in the wake of a massive patent suit from Apple, which alleged 20 instances of patent infringement on the part of HTC."

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documenting it on http://en.swpat.org

[ciaran_o_riordan]

I'm a bit behind on documenting this on en.swpat.org. If anyone can get it started, all help is welcome. In the mean time, here's the info I have on closely related topics :

• Apple v. HTC (2010, USA)
• Microsoft
• Google

http://en.swpat.org/wiki/Patent_taxes

[ciaran_o_riordan]

I should have also mentioned this page :

• Software distributors paying Microsoft patent tax