On November 22, 2011 it was decided that the products produced by Apple Inc., did not in any way infringe on the patents of S3 Graphics, a newly acquired HTC Corp subsidiary. The decision came down from the United States International Trade Commission (ITC). This no doubt was a serious setback for HTC which is one of the main makers of Android sets. It is however very good news for Apple, who is looking to for a greater share of the marketplace.

This is a reversal of a preliminary ruling which had stated that a number of Apple products were in violation of texture compression patents held by S3 Graphics. Texture compression is used primarily in 3-D games and some other computer applications.

Apple is a company that is into innovation, the combining of many of its products in terms of usage and customer data integration is looking for leverage when doing their negotiations for licensing deals for the use of their technology. Apples devices are amongst if not the best and most popular on the market today and any leverage they can get to stay in that dominant position all goes well for them.

The problem now is that there are still a few other legal battles to be fought by these companies with each other. The ITC only a few weeks ago opened an investigation on a complaint from S3 that on four of its patents Apple was in violation. There is also a case to be decided upon where Apple is claiming patent infringement by HTC. This means more rulings are forthcoming.

The current ruling however, means that if Apple prevails in its case a number of HTC products could end up being under an injunction. Currently HTC is working to mitigate the effects of such a ruling so that its products are not seriously affect or simply not affected in any way. They are also looking at their options concerning this new decision and that included even appealing.

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