Manufacturer breaks cover in UK for the first time since patent dispute

HTC has suspended smartphone sales in the UK due to a patent dispute IPCom has expressed surprise at HTC’s decision to withdraw its handsets from sale in the UK. Speaking to Mobile News, the patent licensing firm’s managing director Pio Suh said he had not previously seen such a decision by a manufacturer. Sales suspension

Patent firm still negotiating with Xiaomi over infringement of same patent

The patent has been fought over before and was at the centre of legal battles with HTC and Nokia in Germany