WI-LAN (WILN) Patent Case vs. Apple (AAPL), HTC Advances Eight Months
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WI-LAN (Nasdaq: WILN) provided a litigation update regarding the consolidation of two cases before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler and Marshall Divisions respectively. Both cases pertain to infringement of WiLAN's Patent No. RE37,802 (the "802 patent") related to CDMA and HSPA and U.S. Patent No. 5,282,222 (the "222 patent") related to Wi-Fi and LTE.
On February 2, 2011, WiLAN commenced litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division against HTC Corp., HTC America, Inc., and Exedea, Inc. (the "HTC" case). On September 1, 2011, WiLAN filed another suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division against HTC as well as Apple, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) and other parties.
On September 14, 2012, the Court granted WiLAN's motion to transfer the Apple case from the Tyler Division to the Marshall Division, having the result of advancing the Apple case trial date by eight months. The trial date for the consolidated Apple and HTC cases is expected to be August 5, 2013.
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On February 2, 2011, WiLAN commenced litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division against HTC Corp., HTC America, Inc., and Exedea, Inc. (the "HTC" case). On September 1, 2011, WiLAN filed another suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division against HTC as well as Apple, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) and other parties.
On September 14, 2012, the Court granted WiLAN's motion to transfer the Apple case from the Tyler Division to the Marshall Division, having the result of advancing the Apple case trial date by eight months. The trial date for the consolidated Apple and HTC cases is expected to be August 5, 2013.
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