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V&E Wins $31M IP Defense Verdict for HTC

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By Natalie Posgate

(May 14) – An East Texas jury on Friday threw out claims that HTC Corp. infringed on a former U.S. government rocket scientist’s patent on user interface and infrared universal remote control technology.

After three-and-a-half hours of deliberation, a jury in the Marshall federal court determined that a universal remote control feature on Taiwan-based HTC’s flagship line of smartphones, which allowed the phones to be used as a universal remote control to operate various external devices like televisions, does not infringe on the patent of the plaintiff, Joe Andrew Salazar.

Natalie Posgate

Natalie Posgate covers pro bono work, public service and diversity within the Texas legal community.

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