Nokia on Thursday said it has filed additional cases in its patent dispute with Taiwanese phone maker HTC.
The new actions, which include a second complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission and a federal suit in Southern California, come on top of existing legal actions that date back to last year.
“We began actions against HTC in 2012 to end the unauthorized use of our proprietary innovations and technologies,” Nokia said. “Since then, despite the German courts confirming infringements of Nokia patents in HTC products, HTC has shown no intention to end its practices, instead it has tried to shift responsibility to its suppliers. We have therefore taken these further steps to hold HTC accountable for its actions.”
An HTC representative was not immediately available for comment.
Overall, Nokia has asserted 50 patents in its various complaints around the world, including nine ones added through the new actions.
Nokia’s litigation with HTC is just one of many patent disputes in the mobile world, a legal landscape that includes battles between Samsung and Apple, and between Microsoft and Google’s Motorola unit.
There have been some settlements in the industry of late, including a deal between HTC and Apple that was announced in November and a number of licensing deals between Microsoft and various Android sellers.
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