dan9999
03-03-2010, 01:23 PM
Apple suing HTC for patent infringement
Digital Home
March 2, 2010
Apple today announced that it has filed a lawsuit against HTC for infringing on 20 Apple patents involving the iPhone’s user interface, underlying architecture and hardware.
The lawsuit was filed concurrently with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and in U.S. District Court in Delaware.
HTC Corporation, formerly High Tech Computer Corporation, is a Taiwan-based manufacturer of smartphones. The company’s first smartphones were based on Windows Mobile software, however in 2009, HTC began developing devices such as the HTC Dream, HTC Magic and HTC Hero based on the Android operating system.
In a statement Tuesday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said, “We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it. We’ve decided to do something about it. We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours.”
An HTC spokesman declined to comment to the Wall Street Journal, saying the company has yet to review the lawsuit.
Digital Home
March 2, 2010
Apple today announced that it has filed a lawsuit against HTC for infringing on 20 Apple patents involving the iPhone’s user interface, underlying architecture and hardware.
The lawsuit was filed concurrently with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and in U.S. District Court in Delaware.
HTC Corporation, formerly High Tech Computer Corporation, is a Taiwan-based manufacturer of smartphones. The company’s first smartphones were based on Windows Mobile software, however in 2009, HTC began developing devices such as the HTC Dream, HTC Magic and HTC Hero based on the Android operating system.
In a statement Tuesday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said, “We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it. We’ve decided to do something about it. We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours.”
An HTC spokesman declined to comment to the Wall Street Journal, saying the company has yet to review the lawsuit.