HTC sues Apple with patents received from Google

HTC, in the midst of a legal battle with Apple, has shot back with a new lawsuit today.

The smartphone maker, using patents it obtained from Google just last week, has filed an infringement suit and is the third such suit between the companies in the last two years.

Nine patents, originating from Palm Inc., Motorola Inc. and Openwave Systems Inc. and now in Google's possession, were transferred to HTC on September 1st.

The new suit is over four patents, and HTC's current complaint with the US ITC has been amended to add the other five.

Apple is in legal battles over Android and smartphone patents with Samsung, Motorola Mobility and HTC.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 7 Sep 2011 19:21

JGJD2001

i hope crapple lose

8.9.2011 14:12 #1

dali

Originally posted by JGJD2001: i hope crapple lose
Me too, but they'll win somewhere else. There's not a way out of these everlasting fights. Just imagine where would we be, technologically speaking, if patents didn't exist. Outside the solar system, as minimum, for sure.

�You know, it seems that quotes on the internet are becoming less and less reliable.� -Abraham Lincoln.

8.9.2011 19:38 #2

plazma247

Totally agree with you dali, re the napple scrapple I hope google eventually forego the dony be evil mantra and screw apple over for its supposed were protecting our ip right crap which everyone else can clearly see is really more dirty tactics designed to maximise scrapple profits by kicking everyone else in the balls.. its just not cricket if you ask me.

9.9.2011 09:55 #3

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