The Amsterdam District Court has granted Nokia’s request for a preliminary injunction against HTC regarding the microphone technology that HTC uses in its current flagship model, the new HTC One.
Nokia claims the microphone components were invented by and manufactured exclusively for Nokia. HTC said in an official statement “HTC is disappointed in the decision. We are considering whether it will have any impact on our business and we will explore alternative solutions immediately.
The patent dispute concerns the microphones used in the HTC One, which are manufactured by ST Microelectronics. Nokia claims these microphones have the same design as ones manufactured by ST Microelectronics for Nokia under an exclusive agreement. It is uncertain, at this stage, whether the agreement between Nokia and ST Microelectronics has been breached.
The new HTC One has been suffering from a shortage of camera components, but this has eased. We understand HTC’s voice coil
motor vendor can supply more than 1m units a month in April. Demand for the new HTC One from carriers has been strong.