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ITC Rules Apple Does Not Infringe S3 Graphics Patents

Posted by Unknown on from the fighting-fire-with-fire-burns dept.

First time accepted submitter boley1 writes "According to Cnet — S3 Graphics's case collapsed in their ITC suit, with the ITC ruling that Apple does not infringe on any of S3's patents. A big blow to HTC according to the report." So much for HTC buying a warchest; according to the ruling it looks like AMD/ATI actually owned the patents in question.

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  1. Re:ho snap htc bought the wrong warchest by DurendalMac · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Right, because Apple didn't buy Fingerworks and use multitouch to sue everyone else.

  2. S3TC patent by GeLeTo · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This probably makes the texture compression patent (S3TC) invalid. Now it can be safely implemented in Mesa.

  3. Re:Like ITC will find in favor of a Taiwanese comp by Chrisq · · Score: 2, Interesting

    When did that happen for the last time in known history? ITC has one purpose only -- to protect US companies from competition.

    It will come back to bite them eventually. Other companies are doing the same like getting apple banned in Taiwan. By setting up this framework of protectionism now they will suffer when being banned in China becomes worse for multinationals than being banned in the USA

  4. Missiles are being fueled by Spy+Handler · · Score: 4, Interesting

    silo doors are opening... Steve Jobs's thermonuclear war is starting.

    HTC thought it could buy some patents and defend itself? Afro-American please! It's a puny gnat compared to the mighty arsenal Apple will unleash on their asses. Those S3 patents, they are like McBain's safety goggles -- they do nothing!

  5. Re:Like ITC will find in favor of a Taiwanese comp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    No it does not still stand. The evidence that supported the argument has been found to be untrue. The argument is no longer an argument it is a blindly asserted opinion, that even in the face of evidence to the contrary (samsung failing to do exactly what you predict) you still maintain to be the truth.