Apple and HTC patent battle began last March

United States International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled that Taiwan eventually laptop screen commuted HTC Corporation (HTC) infringement of a patent Apple, and HTC issued an import ban on 19 April next year cases involving the patent HTC smart phones will be banned from sale in the United States.

This is regarded as ITC's final ruling has been sent to U.S. President Barack Obama reviewed. AFP that Obama is unlikely to overturn the decision.

As the sentence was commuted only infringe a patent, HTC said, "(this) proclaimed the victory of HTC's real." HTC shares yesterday to 6.97% daily limit.

Apple and HTC patent battle began last March, Apple also to the ITC and Delaware federal court, sued HTC, said it made 13 phone Apple violated 20 patents, requires a permanent ban on U.S. imports, the sale of such phones.

In July this year, ITC made the preliminary ruling that two of the patent infringement was laptop fan established. Since then, HTC stock all the way down to the beginning of December has fallen over Liu Cheng. December 13, HTC and even prosecution of a Citigroup analyst, called the error message issued share prices drop.

ITC's final ruling was originally scheduled for December 6 release, but then postponed to 19 twice, ITC did not give reasons for the delay. But at the time outside the expected, HTC ban on imports of some products may have been.

However, 19 was quite unexpected final determination, ITC preliminary ruling had overturned two of infringement, violation of the HTC only found some 5,946,647 patent, the patent allows users to directly extract e-mail or text message phone number, to make, store and send text messages or directly via e-mail to schedule a date in the trip.

Some analysts believe that this feature is almost all brands of smart phones are a feature, Dell E6400 screen but Apple has to get surgery HTC, Apple may feel against HTC, greater chance of winning. As a young mobile phone companies, HTC in the accumulation of property rights than the Samsung, Nokia, Motorola and other old business is weak.

HTC said yesterday that, for commuted am very pleased, and 647 identified by ITC patent infringement part, relates only to have little effect on the user interface design, HTC will be removed as soon as possible and sell non-infringing products. The implication, HTC will bypass the patent, continue to look for products sold in the U.S..

In fact, Apple and HTC's own action is more like Apple's IOS operating system with Google Andorid system "global struggle" a microcosm of Apple sued Samsung in Australia yesterday, the Tablet PC and smart phone patent infringement, in addition, Apple and Samsung also has patent Dell E6410 screen litigation in Germany.

In this battle about who is the winner? HTC has said he was convicted of infringement is "substantial victory", but contrast Apple does a patent case has dealt a further blow by the Android system.

"This is an important victory for Apple, but just one of many in a battle." United States Intellectual Property Strategies General Patent CEO Boer Tuo Lake believes that this will force the Android mobile phone manufacturers to pay royalties to Apple or adjusted to avoid infringement.

HTC is not clear how many cell phone related to the patent, but in any case prohibited in the U.S. market for the HTC, will be a tremendous blow to the United States is HTC's largest market, accounting for nearly 50% of revenue.

However, as the case and it took more than a year, some analysts believe, HTC has long been studied well to avoid the road, which is why the HTC for the verdict so "calm" reasons. American Intellectual Property Law Peter Thorn believes that this is only a limited victory for Apple, Lenovo T400 screen "This gives enough time to change the HTC design, to my knowledge, they have been doing, and this ban will only take effect in April next year, and months after which they will feel the real impact. "

China Mobile Internet Industry Alliance Secretary-General Lee Yi yesterday told the Post reporter, for HTC, the patent will not affect its performance too much, "more of that next year from Apple and HTC to face competition from Samsung and other manufacturers Although the use of the Android system, but Google's acquisition of Motorola's case, the two do not rely on the current HTC. "

Li Yi believes that the current patent war has not really started, so Oracle has a large number of patents involved in patent litigation true, it is dangerous start, "patent war will Lenovo T410 screen always be crushed, for Apple, as long as the diminished minutes is victory, But HTC, the points will not do without. "

Foreign brokerages that as long as new machines HTC infringement can bypass the old products exports to the U.S. ban has little effect. The market is more worried about the future performance of HTC. HTC had previously lowered fourth-quarter revenue growth to zero, because of the global economic downturn and fierce competition.