Apple, HTC cleared in U.S. trade tribunal dispute over wireless patents

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday 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.