China’s ZTE not worried about Apple, patent litigation

UNFAZED: A ZTE Grand X LTE 4G smartphone on display at a news conference in Hong Kong. ZTE Corp says it aims to more than double smartphone and tablet computer shipments in 2012 as it targets booming global demand. — Reuters

HONG KONG: China’s ZTE Corp, the world’s fourth-biggest mobile phone vendor, is unfazed by the possibility of being sued by Apple Inc over patent violations, and is looking to boost its own patents and find unique designs and features for its range of handsets.

In the wake of Apple’s patent victory over South Korea’s Samsung Electronics in the United States last week, ZTE and other phone makers that use Google’s Android operating system were cited as being at risk if Apple opted to extend the lawsuit beyond Samsung.