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Possible ban on HTC devices looms in the US as Apple complains to ITC
TOYMAKER FOR THE WELL HEELED Apple has taken another stab at HTC, filing a second complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) over unspecified HTC devices.
Last year Apple filed a lawsuit against HTC alleging that the firm was infringing its patents. As is the case with these legal skirmishes, HTC fired a similar lawsuit back at Apple, and now Apple has run off to the ITC again, filing a second complaint against HTC over portable electronic devices and software.
The ITC has not revealed the details of Apple's complaint but it is pretty obvious that portable devices and software are likely to mean smartphones, possibly HTC's Flyer tablet and HTC's Sense user interface. Grace Lei, HTC's general counsel told Reuters that the company "continues to deny all of Apple's past and present claims" and in a statement she said, "HTC is dismayed that Apple has resorted to competition in the courts rather than the market place."
Apple on the other hand referred Reuters to a previous statement, in which said it wished that competitors would create their own technology "and not steal Apple's".
Apple's ITC complaint means that it is staring down two of the biggest smartphone makers in the market. Its bitter battle with Samsung is a clash of the titans, and since HTC has done extremely well off the back of Android handsets, it has also become a target for Apple's lawyers.
One of the powers the ITC has is the ability to stop imports of offending products from entering the US. Though Apple's complaint is unlikely to result in US consumers being unable to purchase HTC devices, the possibility of an import ban does add a little extra spice to the usual round of patent infringement lawsuits. µ
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If Apple were to win a case like this and stop HTC and Samsung from importing devices into the US I believe there could be a case for a class action suit against Apple.
The free market system is supposed to allow for healthy competition and this would limit everyone's choice of what they can buy.
They are just mad that their product is now becoming inferior and has lost the lead in market share.
SERIOUSLY APPLE, F#@& OFF
I know people hate Microsoft for their monopoly on operating systems, bundling free software (IE) with it, etc, etc but at the moment they don't hold a candle to Apple.
In my humble opinion HTC make some of the best smart phones (Iphone is a dumb phone, not a smart phone), Jobs doesn't have a leg to stand on accusing people of stealing their ideas since they never came up with any of them, instead they stole them from others
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0UjU0rtavE
Anyone know why Microsoft hasn't sued Apple for taking their MS Surface, and releasing it as an ipod/pad/phone including multitouch, etc...
Microsoft came up with all the stuff, Apple copies everyone, claims it as their own, and no one is the wiser?
Apple telling someone not to steal their ideas,that's a little like the pot calling the kettle black!I think it's time to end this patent stupidity by ending software patents they are useless and do not serve the public need.After all isn't that what our laws are suppose to do.....serve the peoples needs not the corporations
Apple telling someone not to steal their ideas,that's a little like the pot calling the kettle black!I think it's time to end this patent stupidity by ending software patents they are useless and do not serve the public need.After all isn't that what our laws are suppose to do.....serve the peoples needs not the corporations