The ITC has postponed its ruling on an Apple complaint against HTC which would could have major ramifications for the Android operating system, according to BusinessWeek.
The International Trade Commission is set to rule Dec. 14 in a patent complaint lodged by Apple against rival smartphone maker HTC Corp. The decision, postponed from the original date of tomorrow, would mark the first final verdict from any judicial entity in Apple's global patent war against HTC and fellow Android-phone makers Samsung Electronics Co. and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.
Apple is accusing HTC of violating two patents which are reportedly core to the Android operating system. If HTC is found to infringe on the patents, the ITC could impose an import ban on HTC smartphones.
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The International Trade Commission is set to rule Dec. 14 in a patent complaint lodged by Apple against rival smartphone maker HTC Corp. The decision, postponed from the original date of tomorrow, would mark the first final verdict from any judicial entity in Apple's global patent war against HTC and fellow Android-phone makers Samsung Electronics Co. and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.
Apple is accusing HTC of violating two patents which are reportedly core to the Android operating system. If HTC is found to infringe on the patents, the ITC could impose an import ban on HTC smartphones.
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