Samsung has argued it is "almost certain" that the HTC deal covers some of the same patents involved in its own litigation with Apple. It seeks to show Apple is willing to license its technology if the price is right.
The court ordered Apple to produce a full copy of the settlement agreement "without delay", though it will only be revealed to Samsung’s legal team.
It has been speculated that HTC has agreed to pay Apple a royalty of up to $8 on each smartphone it sells. The firm’s chief executive firmly denied that figure, however.
"I think that these estimates are baseless and very, very wrong,†he said. “It is a outrageous number, but I'm not going to comment anything on a specific number.â€
“I believe we have a very, very happy settlement and a good ending.â€
The settlement of Apple and HTC ended their worldwide litigation and brought to a close one of the first major flare-ups in the global smartphone patent wars.
Apple first sued HTC in 2010, setting in motion a legal conflagration that has since circled the globe and engulfed the biggest names in mobile technology.
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