Talk about a sting to start the weekend. The International Trade entitle has just made an initial action in the ongoing patent trespass case between HTC and Apple (not to be muddle-headed with yet another, similar case involving Apple and Samsung), and it's not looking great for HTC. The judge ruled that HTC had infringed on two of the ten patents in question, and if this ends up flushing through, it's imaginable that select HTC seconds would be banned from ever arriving in the US. More likely, however, is a compromise between the two at war, with HTC forking out untold quantities of greenbacks in trade


copyrights:cite this source synonym collection v1.1copyright © 2008 by lexico publishing group for Apple backing away from the blockade trigger. 'Course, it's hard to say how negatively this will impact other Android handset makers, many of which may run into the same sorts of legal hurdles. Naturally, HTC's already saying that it'll appeal the ruling, while Cupertino's legal team is remaining mum. And, you know, grinning slyly.



Update: All Things D is reporting that the two patents in question are 5,946,647 and 6,343,263, the former of which is said to be "fundamental to Android." It's also worth nothing that said patent is one that's being argued over in a strip Apple vs. Motorola battle. That said, we aren't passing judgment just yet. HTC general counsel Grace Lei stated the following: HTC will forcibly fight these two remaining patents through an appeal before the ITC delegation who make the final decision. We are highly assured we have a strong case for the ITC appeals process and are fully prepared to defend don't breathe a word using all means possible."

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