HTC Fights Back With Counter-Suit Against Apple
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Rough week for Apple: First an analyst report declared that Android is outselling the iPhone, and now HTC, a major maker of Android-based phones, is asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to halt the importation and sale of the iPhone, iPad and iPods.
SEE ALSO: HTC Will Defend Itself Against Apple’s Patent Claims
The lawsuit is likely in reaction to Apple’s lawsuit filed against HTC in March. Both are claiming that the two companies are infringing on intellectual property related to mobile phones. In HTC’s complaint, it outlines five HTC patents that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) products are infringing on. Jason Mackenzie, HTC’s VP of North America, said in a release: “We are taking this action against Apple to protect our intellectual property, our industry partners, and most importantly our customers that use HTC phones.”
To be sure, lawsuits are flying all over the place in mobile right now.
The fight between HTC and Apple mimics the two lawsuits filed between Apple and Nokia. That battle is currently being heard by the ITC after Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has asked the regulatory body to consider banning imports of Apple products, including the MacBook and iPhone.
The most civil meeting of the minds recently happened between Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and its long-standing handset partner HTC, which has agreed to pay Microsoft royalties in conjunction with the Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Android platform.
Posted In: Legal, Mobile, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, HTC
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