Court Rules for Apple, HTC, ZTE in Dispute Over Former Panasonic Patents

A U.S. appeals court affirmed a win for Apple Inc., HTC Corp. and ZTE Corp. against allegations that imports of their devices infringe wireless-technology patents. The companies' smartphones, smart watches, tablets and other LTE-capable devices do not violate INVT SPE LLC's rights in two patents originally owned by Panasonic, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said.