Geoff ..
You forgot this part...
"As for HTC, it fought a good, long fight against Patriot -- unfortunately, the facts and the law led the jury to decide against them on the '336 patent," Sigale says. "Still, HTC appealed the verdict to the Federal Circuit. So, I have to believe the settlement must have presented a better pragmatic ending to the dispute for HTC than waiting for the Federal Circuit's ruling could have."