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Apple didn't infringe on four of HTC's patents, according to an initial ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission's administrative law judge.

The administrative law judge ruling, which is essentially a recommendation to the ITC's judges, found "no violation" by Apple, Reuters reported. A final ruling by the ITC is expected in February.

The ruling is just one component of an increasingly complex set of complaints and lawsuits between Apple and HTC filed in multiple courts and employing several different patents. The four HTC patents in this case, for instance, don't include … Read more

The U.S. International Trade Commission announced today that its members have voted to begin an investigation on HTC's behalf into whether Apple infringes on HTC's intellectual property with its mobile phones, tablets, and computers.

HTC first filed its complaint, the latest against the Cupertino, Calif.-based consumer electronics giant, last month, saying Apple was infringing on two of its patents. The Taiwanese handset manufacturer seeks to halt the importation of Apple products into the U.S., as well as compensatory damages, and three times the normal damages for willful infringement.

As the ITC noted in a press release … Read more

HTC fired another legal salvo against Apple, but this time it's armed with patents it received from Google, according to Bloomberg.

HTC employed nine patents that originally came from Palm, Motorola, and Openwave Systems, which Google bought within the past year, Bloomberg said, citing U.S. Patent and Trademark Office records. Google transferred the patents to HTC on September 1.

The latest lawsuit marks Google's strongest show of support for its Android partners. Apple has levied multiple lawsuits against Android supporters including HTC, Motorola Mobility, and Samsung Electronics in a bid to halt their momentum in the increasingly … Read more

Cell phone software maker Openwave Systems has taken aim at Apple and Research In Motion for infringing on its intellectual property.

The Redwood City, Calif.-based company today filed a complaint (PDF) with the International Trade Commission, as well as a lawsuit in the federal district court in Delaware, accusing Apple and RIM of infringing on five of its patents that cover technologies related to Web browsing, cloud computing, wireless networking, and using e-mail while offline.

In its complaint, which was reported earlier today by Bloomberg, Openwave takes aim at Apple's iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod Touch, … Read more

HTC has filed another lawsuit against Apple alleging patent infringement, escalating their legal battle.

Reuters reported today that the Taiwanese handset manufacturer filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Delaware, claiming that Apple is violating two patents by selling its line of Mac computers, iPads, iPods, iPhones and other devices. HTC is seeking to halt the importation of Apple products into the U.S., and is seeking compensatory damages, as well as three times the normal damages for willful infringement.

HTC filed a similar complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission. The agency has the power … Read more

Google has asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to keep one of Microsoft's expert witnesses from testifying in the software giant's ongoing legal fracas with Motorola, alleging that the witness has seen the source code for its Android operating system.

In a motion filed with the ITC yesterday, and picked up by PaidContent today, Google seeks to keep Microsoft-hired expert Robert Stevenson from testifying, saying that he's seen the Android source code, which remains confidential. Furthermore, Google says it never gave Stevenson permission to view the code, something that's required as part of the case'… Read more

A decision from the U.S. International Trade Commission on whether Apple and Research In Motion are infringing on a patent held by Eastman Kodak could face additional delays and a new outcome following the planned retirement of the judge who was presiding over the case.

The Wall Street Journal reports that ITC Chief Administrative Law Judge Paul Luckern retired from the agency today, and that cases he was presiding over--including this one--have now been reassigned to other administrative law judges.

The Journal notes that Luckern has worked as an administrative law judge with the agency since 1984 and was … Read more

The U.S. International Trade Commission today announced that its members have voted to begin an investigation on Apple's behalf into whether Samsung infringes on Apple's intellectual property with its mobile phones, tablets, and other hardware.

Apple first filed that complaint on July 5, seeking to have the Korean tech giant's devices barred from being imported into the U.S. That was just a week after Samsung had targeted the iPhone, iPod, and Mac maker with its own ITC complaint seeking similar ends. Both of these complaints were on top of the legal battle the two companies … Read more

HTC has filed another lawsuit against Apple in the U.K., further escalating the patent battle between the two smartphone manufacturers.

Bloomberg reported today that the suit was filed on Friday in London. The suit comes two weeks after HTC suffered a blow when the U.S. International Trade Commission made an initial ruling that the Taiwanese company had violated two of Apple's patents.

The U.K. suit represents a heightening of the tensions between the two companies even as HTC has said it was willing to talk with Apple to resolve the dispute outside of the courtroom.

The … Read more