While infringement lawsuits are pretty commonplace in the tech industry, very few lawsuits are as extensive and massive as the one that Apple has laid upon Taiwanese manufacturer HTC: 20 software and patent infringements that put into question technologies that are being used in many HTC devices –mostly Android smart phones and a few WinMo devices.
Peter Chou, CEO of HTC has been quoted as saying: “HTC disagrees with Apple’s actions and will fully defend itself. HTC strongly advocates intellectual property protection and will continue to respect other innovators and their technologies as we have always done, but we will continue to embrace competition through our own innovation as a healthy way for consumers to get the best mobile experience possible. From day one, HTC has focused on creating cutting-edge innovations that deliver unique value for people looking for a smartphone. In 1999 we started designing the XDA and T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition, our first touch-screen smartphones, and they both shipped in 2002 with more than 50 additional HTC smartphone models shipping since then.”
The lawsuit has been regarded as an attack on Google by Apple. While Apple could not afford to take on Google directly, filing a case against HTC may cause problems for the Android developer.
HTC US vice president Jason Mackenzie has also expressed his faith in the innovative directions that the company has taken. “HTC has always taken a partnership-oriented, collaborative approach to business. This has led to long-standing strategic partnerships with the top software, Internet and wireless technology companies in the industry as well as the top U.S., European and Asian mobile operators. It is through these relationships that we have been able to deliver the world’s most diverse series of smartphones to an even more diverse group of people around the world, recognizing that customers have very different needs.”
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