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HTC says in a press release that it is prepared to fight back against Apple's patent litigation in court. It has not yet filed an official response or countersued, but that should follow within a few weeks.
Apple is currently suing HTC to block the import of Android handsets into the U.S. Apple claims that it invented a host of technologies including a touch-screen finger-swipe unlock gestures, mobile object oriented graphics, and undervolting a mobile CPU via an interrupt. These somewhat vague and far-reaching patents form the basis of Apple's claims. Apple CEO Jobs released a statement casting his company as the tireless innovator and his rivals as thieves.
They really think that they invented mobile CPU undervolting? LOL! It's especially frightening that they were actually awarded this patent. Although they legitimately have these patents, I really doubt that Apple (Steve Jobs basically) believes that it will ultimately win this battle. Apple is probably aiming to scare companies from allying themselves with HTC, because of fear that it won't be able to sell handsets in the US. In the mobile market, Apple currently doesn't have any other strategy to combat HTC's newer phones because the 3rd generation iPhone isn't due until next year when AT&T's 4G infrastructure is implemented. Regardless of whatever their intentions, one thing is for certain -- these patents are BS, the lawsuit is BS, and it's all a great example of the US's aging patent system.
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