Lawyers for Samsung Electronics Co Ltd filed a redacted copy of a 10-year patent licensing agreement struck by Apple Inc with Taiwan’s HTC Corp in a U.S. court late on Wednesday following a judge’s order.<\/p>\n
The Korean electronics giant had earlier filed a motion to compel Apple — with whom it is waging a bitter legal battle over mobile patents across several countries — to reveal details of a settlement that was reached with HTC on November 10 but which have been kept under wraps.<\/p>\n
The court last month ordered Apple to disclose to Samsung details of the legal settlement that the iPhone maker reached with HTC, including terms of the 10-year patents licensing agreement.<\/p>\n
In August, Apple won a $1.05 billion verdict against Samsung after a U.S. jury found that certain Samsung gadgets violated Apple’s software and design patents.<\/p>\n
Legal experts say the question of which patents are covered by the Apple-HTC settlement, and licensing details, could be instrumental in Samsung’s efforts to thwart Apple’s subsequent quest for a permanent sales ban on its products.<\/p>\n
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