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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. 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!

  4. 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.