“HTC Corp. said Monday that it will appeal a preliminary ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission that said on Friday that it infringed on a pair of patents held by Apple Inc.,” Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal reports.
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“A finding by a staff attorney at the ITC is being pointed to as some reason for hope for HTC in overturning the preliminary ruling, something which is rarely done,” Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal reports. “The company said over the weekend that it may also seek ‘alternative solutions’ to the ruling, which may indicate that it believes it can find a technical way to work around the Apple patent infringement issue.”
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MacDailyNews Take: “Something which is rarely done.”
David Meyer reports for ZDNet, “‘We are highly confident we have a strong case for the ITC appeals process and are fully prepared to defend ourselves using all means possible,’ HTC’s general counsel Grace Lei said in a statement. ‘We strongly believe we have alternate solutions in place for the issues raised by Apple. We look forward to resolving this case, so we can continue creating the most innovative mobile experiences for consumers.'”
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MacDailyNews Take: The day HTC creates “the most innovative mobile experiences for consumers” is the day we switch to Windows.
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