“A U.S. trade agency said it will review a judge’s finding that HTC Corp. infringed two Apple Inc. patents, a decision that could lead to a ban of HTC’s Android-based phones in the country,” Susan Decker reports for Bloomberg.
“An ITC judge determined July 15 that HTC’s Android-based smartphones infringed two Apple patents, while no violation occurred for two others,” Decker reports. “The six-member commission will review infringement and validity on all four patents and whether a correct interpretation was made on terms within three of the patents, according to a notice yesterday on the ITC’s website.”
Decker reports, “Apple, the world’s biggest smartphone maker, has accused Taoyuan, Taiwan-based HTC of ‘stealing’ its iPhone and iPad technology and using it in devices that run Google Inc.’s Android operating system… Apple has another commission complaint pending, filed in July, that also targets HTC’s phones and Flyer tablets.”
“About 36 percent of Android smartphones in use in the U.S. were made by HTC, according to the filing,” Decker reports. “‘The exclusion of HTC accused devices from the U.S. market would not only eliminate the most popular brand of smartphones using Android, the fastest-growing mobile operating system, but would also impact the public health, safety, and welfare concerns of individual U.S. consumers,’ HTC said.”
MacDailyNews Take: Cough – bullshit – cough! Unless they mean positively impact the public health, safety, and welfare concerns of individual U.S. consumers: As in, their bank accounts will be secure for a change.
Decker reports, “Apple said in an Aug. 25 filing there is no shortage of smartphones on the market and HTC could replace lost Android sales with phones the company makes using Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Phone operating system.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
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