(Reuters) – HTC Corp on Wednesday fired back in its legal battle with Apple Inc, asking the International Trade Commission to ban U.S. sales of iPhones, iPads and iPods.
In a complaint filed with the ITC and obtained by Reuters, HTC accused Apple of infringing five of its patents related to cellphone directory hardware and software and power-management technology in portable devices. HTC’s action was widely expected after Apple filed a patent infringement suit against the company in March.
Apple’s move against HTC was seen as a proxy for an attack on Google Inc. Taiwan’s HTC makes smartphones based on Google’s Android software, which has gained ground on Apple’s popular iPhone.
In the complaint dated May 12, HTC said Apple violated patents on technology that helps devices like the iPhone manage power and handle phone directories, and on technology that enables the just-launched iPad tablet computer to store data when in “sleep” mode, among other applications.
Read more: Reuters.com
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