The implications of this could be staggering.
Apple filed a suit against HTC, saying that their Android equipped phones violate about 20 of their patents.
Basically, Apple is trying to enforce their position as the only touchphones for sale in the US.
wtf
http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...ar-war-in-patent-fight-with-htc-update2-.html
Apple filed a suit against HTC, saying that their Android equipped phones violate about 20 of their patents.
Basically, Apple is trying to enforce their position as the only touchphones for sale in the US.
wtf
March 3 (Bloomberg) -- When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone in 2007, he said Apple Inc. had applied for more than 200 patents for the device and was ready to enforce them. Now, Apple is putting those words into action.
Apple filed a patent-infringement complaint against Taiwan’s HTC Corp. yesterday, seeking to prevent U.S. imports of phones that run Google Inc.’s Android operating system. The decision to take the case to the International Trade Commission signals that Apple wants to curb HTC’s market share gains as quickly as possible, said Lyle Vander Schaaf, a patent lawyer with Bryan Cave LLP in Washington.
“It’s like nuclear war,” said Schaaf, who specializes in cases before the ITC in Washington, where Apple filed complaints over 10 patents. “If you really want to have an effective remedy to protect your rights, you go to the ITC. Once you’re there, there’s no going back.”
http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...ar-war-in-patent-fight-with-htc-update2-.html