HTC sued over 20 patents by Magdalena Rosova

Apple Inc sued cellphone developer HTC Corp for stealing its technology patent. HTP Corp said it can fight off a infringement lawsuit and it is planning to issue a formal response in the next few weeks. Apple brought lawsuit against HTC, accusing it of infringing on 20 iPhone technology patents. HTC makes phones based on software from Google and Microsoft, which are Apples biggest rivals. HTC said it would do everything to fight off the suit. HTC's vice president Jason Mackenzie said they felt confident about their innovation and they would defend themselves in the case. However, Mackenzie refused to be more specific about how HTC is planning its defense. Mackenzie on! ly promised to issue a formal response in few weeks. HTC disagrees with Aplle's actions and is determined to use all legal tools to fight for its rights. Although Apple did not name Google as a defendant, many analysts view the lawsuit as an attack on Google, as many phones made by HTC use Google's operating systems. For example Nexus One, which is also directly sold by Google. Mackenzie did not want to comment this aspect of the case and told reporters to direct such questions at Apple. Apple filed the lawsuit in U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. District Court in Delaware on March 2. In the lawsuit Apple seeks to prohibit HTC from selling, marketing or distributing infringing products in the United States. In the suit Apple lists the infringing products, which include also Nexus One. Among others listed phones there are for example the Hero, Dream and myTouch, which are using Google's Android mobile software.

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