HTC files a complaint against Apple, wants iPhone out of USA

13 May, 2010
Today HTC filed a complaint against Apple with the United States International Trade Commission. According to HTC, Apple has infringed five HTC patents and its law department insists on halting ...

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  • Anonymous
  • w7n
  • 14 May 2010

ausboy, 14 May 2010apple is too arrogant, in australia they even sued woolwort... moreWoolworth logo is more like pumpkin

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    • Anonymous
    • w7n
    • 14 May 2010

    It does not means others cant make better touch screen and good ui.

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      • hoang
      • RGH
      • 14 May 2010

      the god d*mn Apple , i hate them .

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        • ausboy
        • PP2
        • 14 May 2010

        apple is too arrogant, in australia they even sued woolworths supermarket chain for their logo. woolworths has an apple logo but its a shaped like a "W". doesnt look a thing like apples logo yet they still sued. good thing the judge knows crap and they didnt win.

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          • Anonymous
          • t7v
          • 14 May 2010

          Adobe

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            • Anonymous
            • t7v
            • 14 May 2010

            Nokia
            htc
            kodak
            elan microelectronics

            go!

            We are on your side

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              • Anonymous
              • t7v
              • 14 May 2010

              Apple are busy with court now.

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                • Greg
                • Pvm
                • 14 May 2010

                both companies are crap anyways, who cares. Let them devour each other

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                  • Anonymous
                  • QDj
                  • 14 May 2010

                  whatever. go htc!!!

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                    • Deep Space Bar
                    • PxJ
                    • 14 May 2010

                    Hassan, 14 May 2010HTC sueing Apple a tad 'late' comes from the fact that suei... moreNokia sued Apple long before Apple sued HTC.

                    Olli sticking his Pekka where it doesn't belong.

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                      • Deep Space Bar
                      • PxJ
                      • 14 May 2010

                      Apart from the rather obvious fact that iPods and iPads aren't smartphones and don't have diallers, that hasn't stopped HTC lodging complaints about it.

                      Patent #6,999,800 – “method for power management of a smartphone”
                      Patent #5,541,988 – “telephone dialer with a personalized page organization of telephone directory memory”
                      Patent #6,058,183 – “telephone dialer with a personalized page organization of telephone directory memory”
                      Patent #6,320,957 – “telephone dialer with easy access memory”

                      HTC are cheap Chinese clone makers and stand no chance of getting anywhere with this Apple will drag them through the courts and they will lose.

                      Olli Pekka is good Pekka deep in the butt.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • PxJ
                        • 14 May 2010

                        HTC are really dumb.

                        Take patent #7,716,505 “power control methods for a portable electronic device” for example.

                        It was filed on the 14th June 2007 AFTER the iPhone was demonstrated and 2 weeks before it was released, iPhones were being made BEFORE it was applied for.

                        It was granted last week.

                        HTC won't take it to court because they don't stand a chance.

                        Source:-

                        http://www.pat2pdf.org/patents/pat7716505.pdf

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                          • TqY
                          • 14 May 2010

                          Anonymous, 14 May 2010And you also seem to forget that Apple has been manufacturi... moreI'm sorry, did you read what you wrote? So in your opinion apple should steal nokia and htc pattens and sue them for using apple pattens, just because you think so? It makes sense to me, case closed!!! Thank you for such an enlightenment!

                          It's not apple time, it's apple, orange, carrots, nokia, htc, etc, time... and it's time for people like you realize that not everybody prefers apples, or apples look-a-like, there is a lot of other fruit on the market.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 2At
                            • 14 May 2010

                            Anonymous, 14 May 2010And you also seem to forget that Apple has been manufacturi... moreSo you're saying that each case filed against Apple (regarding Patents) have no basis whatsoever?

                            Right...keep telling yourself that. ;)

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                              • Alexander, MY
                              • Uqm
                              • 14 May 2010

                              Unfortunately, some technology stealing is not going too well rite, Job?
                              Like blue-tooth and cameras. Steve Jobs might be not fast enough copy confidential data from other mobile company and makes profit from I-suck supporters. LMFAO XD

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                                • Anonymous
                                • q}9
                                • 14 May 2010

                                These lawsuit happens all the time in the states and everywhere else in the world. The remarkable note in the case is as the article mentions the complaint instead of a lawsuit. HTC is bringing a different measure, however cheaper, to intervene Apple.

                                It's definitely not about who's stealing and what not. Engineers are not dumb. They would never steal technology. Legal issues to frustrate the other party is what they are doing here. it's a waste of money and waste of time. discouraging competition and such. That's what the lawyers at these firms are good at.

                                It seems that it's just a corporate play where the consumers are more attracted to than their products, i.e. apple iphone 4g, HTC Evo 4g etc.

                                let's hope they are good as each company insist they are...

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                                  • KFQ
                                  • 14 May 2010

                                  Anonymous, 14 May 2010Who cares of what you think? Tech magazines and profession... moreOnly in US not outside.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • FJR
                                    • 14 May 2010

                                    Hassan, 14 May 2010HTC sueing Apple a tad 'late' comes from the fact that suei... more3 years is not a tad late. Apple has done things that no one has dared done before. And because of Apple's sudden success, they are hated and envied by the others. And if you think that Apple will back down, you got it all wrong. Apple sells because their products are in demand. Apple does not owe anyone, and has billions and billions of dollars to spend and is doing better and better. This is Apple's time, and it will not be shortlived.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • FJR
                                      • 14 May 2010

                                      Hassan, 14 May 2010You know, all you seem to see is the word 'touchscreen' and... moreAnd you also seem to forget that Apple has been manufacturing computers before the iphone. Computers that are used for communications as well. So you cannot say that Apple just steals technology. Yes, there were other touchscreen phones before the iphone, but did those touchscreen phones ever make it mainstream? Nope. Did it push everyone to improve on their OS's and app stores? Nope. Your nothing but a blind nokia fan who is in denial of accepting some truths that a lot of today's phones are imitating the iphone, both on design and UI. Just like your idol Nokia, you're just too embarassed to see and admit the truth.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • FJR
                                        • 14 May 2010

                                        a, 14 May 2010i wouldnt call pinch zoom revolutionary... its all down to ... moreWho cares of what you think? Tech magazines and professional tech writers have hailed the iphone a revolutionary device. What you say means nothing :)