Apple looks to block sale of HTC devices with new patent complaint

By on Jul 11, 2011 at 9:30 AM
Breaking July 11, 2011

Apple on Monday filed a new patent complaint with the International Trade Commission looking to block the sale of several HTC devices it claims infringe on Apple patents, Bloomberg reports. Apple recently filed a similar complaint with the ITC looking to block the sale of several Samsung smartphones and tablets that Apple feels copy the iPhone and iPad. The move was the latest in an ongoing legal battle between Samsung and Apple surrounding multiple patent disputes. Apple’s patent disputes with HTC date back even further, however — Apple first filed a patent complaint against against the Taiwan-based smartphone maker early in 2010. HTC responded by denying claims that it was infringing on Apple patents, and the company later filed a countersuit in May 2010 alleging that Apple was in fact infringing on five of its patents. An ITC lawyer said earlier this year that siding with HTC in the patent disputes was best for the public, but today’s filing suggests that Apple is undeterred by the lawyer’s recent comments.

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  • http://profiles.google.com/the1aboveall James Padilla

    This just in Apple is trying to patent the word patent…that way they get royalties all the time.  It’s because they looked at HTC’s numbers.  They made quite a few bucks as of late.  Apple you are turning out to be even more evil than M$ and Google. 

  • Katinthehat

    No surprise here, Apple, much like their customers, are known for being world-class douche bags.

    • Mac

      I am sure you are familiar with a first class douche since you use one in your asshole before getting ass fucked.

      • http://www.facebook.com/Mr.Cr0wley David Laufer

        You use it after you get ass fucked. Come one everyone knows that! 

      • Alexander Kline

        Shut the fuck up “Mac” you crazed asshole!

    • Anonymous

      Dickhead

    • No-replies

      I couldnt agree more… I hope jobs dies very soon… he cxan take his company with him to the grave.

  • Mac

    I hope Apple wins all these lawsuits. Eric Schmidt is a lowlife douchebag for sitting on the Apple board and then stealing everything. He should be in jail.

    • Anonymous

      People forget this.

      For “techies”, Google can do no wrong. They really buy that “do no evil” crap. NOTE: When someone goes out of their way to tell you they’re not evil, they really are. It’s the same when someone says they’re “an honest man”. They’re lying.

    • http://www.facebook.com/Mr.Cr0wley David Laufer

      How does Eric Schmidt have anything to do with HTC…. oh thats right! He doesn’t! 

      • Mac

        Who ripped off Apple and made Android? That would be Google you dumb fuck. I said all the lawsuits, not just this once. Learn to read you stupid cunt.

      • http://www.facebook.com/Mr.Cr0wley David Laufer

        Actually Google purchased Android so just saying… How does it feel to be wrong again? I bet it stings so please get your facts right before you start with the harsh hostilities. I wish you all the best in your anger management class. 

      • Alexander Kline

        Apple goes on a suing frenzy when they sense they are losing (look at Microsoft) get your act together and come back with real evidence of why Mac should sue Google.

  • Uninvited Guest

    I guess we now know what Apple is going to do with its war chest of cash. Instead of spending it on R&D to innovate (or marketing to brainwash), it will use it to litigate the competition into non-existence. Just WoW!

    • Anonymous

      Apple spends very little on marketing in comparison to other tech companies. They don’t really have to, their products sell themselves.

    • http://www.facebook.com/Mr.Cr0wley David Laufer

      Of course they spend a lot of money on brainwashing! How do you think they get people to buy a phone for 200 dollars that is already way behind the curve? They could market a brick as an iPhone and sell millions. Its bad for innovation when a company has to do so little innovating to make a profit. Everything they threw into the latest iOS was just ripped from Google, Microsoft, and RIM like their “revolutionary” pull down notification bar. Its only a matter of time before they sue for that too… You made it but we thought of it first!!!!

  • http://twitter.com/dasinternets1 dasinternets

    honestly this is just getting stupid. apple wants to sue all competition out of the market.

    • Anonymous

      No, they want a licensing fee. Whenever a company involves the ITC, it’s bluster for negotiation. Have you have seen the ITC block a major company?

  • Anonymous

    is there a reason you didn’t list which devices?

  • Anonymous

    regardless of whether apple’s complaints are legitimate or not.. all this suing business is bad PR for apple.. that’s for sure!!
    More and more people are get pissed at apple.. and that can’t be worth all this suing. 

    • BurleyShells

      such a small amount of people know that these lawsuits are going on and an even smaller amount understand the patent business that I doubt it has any impact on the average consumer

      • Anonymous

        if you go around to tech sites where this is talked about.. you’ll see what I’m referring to here. 90% or more of the comments are against apple. The Blogosphere is a pretty powerful influence you know.

  • Anonymous

    crApple is an extremely litigious company; they seek to curb competition any way they can, they are a reflection of their founder.

  • claudiomeardi

    welcome to ‘Its that apple time of the month’!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_WKDNC7PB2LLMNAX4NT5WEKQK7U nicoleta

    I`m an Apple fan.I like everything I have from them:my laptop, my ipod, my tablet. I just love them. Maybe this block has a reason that we don`t see it.

  • http://www.facebook.com/michaeljmcgrath Michael McGrath

    stop stifling competition and innovate…

  • Anonymous

    Oh, us predictable Goofans (aka Apple Haters!)  All it takes for someone (namely BGR) to say “Apple” and here we go and the comments go through the roof!!!!  Gosh, they know us so well.  

  • iCanThink

    iSee the future… Once successful in out competing the competition by sueing them in court Apple to sue all (apple:fruit) framers for using its name ‘apple’ to sell the fruit and gain global dominance… And next in line… everyone who uses the alphabet ‘i’…

  • Anonymous

    In other new apple sues tree farmers for calling their “so called fruit apples”. They are looking to block the sale of all apples.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_N4NYE4UM3Z4KCLKWRZXUJDYSGY Henry Bailey

    I paid $32.67 for a XBOX 360 and my mom got a 17 inch Toshiba laptop for $94.83 being delivered to our house tomorrow by FedEX. I will never again pay expensive retail prices at stores. I even sold a 46 inch HDTV to my boss for $650 and it only cost me $52.78 to get. Here is the website we using to get all this stuff, LiveCent.com

  • Anonymous

    The old tired move of when you don’t have a better product sue to stop the competition.

  • Anonymous

    HTC is in for a lot of hurt.  Google is offering no help to them nor to Samsung.  These are the partners that stuck with Google since the beginning and now they will watch as Apple and Microsoft will bury them. 

    It doesn’t matter who created who technology.  It all matters who owns the patents and as we saw many great companies forced to settle or die as a result of losing out to patent disputes. 

    Fanboys are just playing Apple vs Android for sport, the reality is Android is not free and not open source.

    Once the dust settles, my guess is HTC will pull their Android devices out and will come back with only WP7 devices.

    Same goes for Sammy, they’ve made the huge mistake by committing to Google and not have any litigation protection.

    • http://www.facebook.com/Mr.Cr0wley David Laufer

      What are you even basing this on? If I recall correctly HTC won the last dispute between the two companies and will again. Apple is just trying to handicap the competition.  

  • Stranger to these lands

    Why doesn’t anyone get the concept of intellectual property and patents? If you invented something everyone wanted and XYZ corporation started producing a knock-off, you’d be pissed. Just because Apple is a multi-billion dollar company doesn’t make those claims any less valid. And if you’re just pissed about Apple’s prices…DON’T BUY ONE!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Adam-Russell/100000142881842 Adam Russell

    A good journalist would make some mention of what the infringement was about.

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