HTC Responds to Apple Patent Lawsuit
"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," said Peter Chou, chief executive officer, HTC Corporation.
The press release continues by outlining a number of awards and industry firsts achieved by the company as an argument for its leadership in innovation and intellectual property development.Apple has reportedly been disrupting iPhone competitors with legal threats based on its substantial intellectual property portfolio. The company's suit against HTC has been seen as a warning shot to prove to the industry that it means business, as well as an indirect attack on Google, who has stood behind HTC as its partner for Android-based phones.
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25 months ago
I find it hard to believe HTC (or anyone for that matter) would patent infringe know what Apple is capable of. But it will be interesting to see how far this goes in the courts (years?) or if they will settle.
25 months ago
Their own innovations... which just happened to be released a few months after the iPhone! What are the chances! :eek:
25 months ago
Competition is a good thing, I love my iPhone but would love other manufacturers force Apple to bring their A game on the next update. There hasn't been enough innovation since the 2G.
25 months ago
I find it hard to believe HTC (or anyone for that matter) would patent infringe know what Apple is capable of. But it will be interesting to see how far this goes in the courts (years?) or if they will settle.
Patent law is often times very difficult to maneuver around even for experienced companies due to the complex nature of patents in general. It is very likely that HTC honestly believes that it is not in violation of any of Apple's patents whatsoever. We just don't know.
25 months ago
If HTC had a case, they'd be threatening to sue Apple back to the stone age and not just sending out a lame press release.
25 months ago
If this is largely about multi touch, and pinching and using the gestures, I think HTC have the moral high ground, if not the legal one.
Multi touch shouldn't be patentable, it's a logical step in touch input, and it's too important a technology for restrictions to be placed on its use by classing it as IP. Maybe there's specific objections about it's deployed by Apple and now HTC, but there's only so many ways that touch input mechanisms can be designed. I mean, it's evolutionary, not revolutionary.
Multi touch shouldn't be patentable, it's a logical step in touch input, and it's too important a technology for restrictions to be placed on its use by classing it as IP. Maybe there's specific objections about it's deployed by Apple and now HTC, but there's only so many ways that touch input mechanisms can be designed. I mean, it's evolutionary, not revolutionary.
25 months ago
I hope Apple will wake up finally and hope HTC will win this.
It will be very hard for HTC but let's see.
Competition is good but do it hardware/softwarewise and not patentwise.
It will be very hard for HTC but let's see.
Competition is good but do it hardware/softwarewise and not patentwise.
25 months ago
Either way you slice it, this Apple/Google business is going to get nasty.
25 months ago
Well I didn't expect them to agree with Apple's actions :cool:
Even I! :D
"HTC quietly brilliant"
I think It is obvious! They copy from Apple! :D
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