Tela settles patent row with Google and Pantech
Tela Innovations, a privately-owned technology company based in California, has settled its patent disputes with Google and Pantech, the Korean mobile phone manufacturer.
In a statement yesterday, June 12, Tela said it has resolved its pending patent infringement litigation with Google by a mutual license agreement between the companies. Separately, it said, it has reached agreement to settle its pending litigation with Pantech. The terms were not disclosed in either case.
Motorola Mobility, which was bought by Google in 2012, and Pantech were named as respondents in an investigation instituted in March last year by the US International Trade Commission as a result of a complaint filed by Tela. Both were also named as defendants in a patent infringement action in the US District Court for the District of Delaware that Tela filed at the same time.
Joint motions to dismiss all pending litigation have been filed by the companies involved but litigation against the remaining defendants in the suits, LG Electronics, Nokia and HTC, remains pending.
“Tela has invested significant resources to develop and protect its foundational technology enabling continued semiconductor scaling and these agreements are confirmation of the strength of our patent portfolio,” said Scott Becker, president and chief executive of Tela.
