iPhone 5 to get banned due to HTC?

[JS82712]

I read from many sources today that HTC is going after apple for several 4G LTE related patents. If they are successful, all of apple's LTE products would be affected (banned).

anyone want to weigh in on this :S

http://www.androidauthority.com/apple-htc-lte-patents-113153/

(obviously the link above is written by a biased writer)

http://www.fosspatents.com/2012/06/apple-sues-htc-in-virginia-court-for.html

(an earlier article related to this issue)

 

[batting1000]

I don't think it's likely due to how large of a company Apple is. They'd never allow the phone to be banned in the US.

 

[cyks]

FRAND (Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory)

Hardware patents used for a standard are near useless. The worst HTC could do is force Apple to pay a few cents in licensing, but, since they don't make other competitors pay for them, even that would be difficult.

As usual, Software patents > Hardware patents.

 

[madsci954]

Every time I see someone sue Apple to try to ban them I think either a.) "can't beat 'em, sue 'em" or b.) they want a piece of the Apple pie (case in point: goophone)

 

[bigjnyc]

Is the 4G LTE technology samsung uses different? Or do they pay HTC a licensing fee?

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

They're going to pull a completely different iPhone than we've seen from the leaks out of the hat only to be banned. Yes, that'll happen.

 

[kannesss]

It would be hard to get the iPhone banned in America. It would almost be impossible I think.