HTC has issued an official statement denying all allegations that were slapped on its face by Apple's patents infringement suit. HTC's official statement appeared on the Taiwan Stock Exchange website but has been pulled off now. The company stated, "We will closely cooperate with US justice system in the case to protect our own innovative values and rights."
This wasn't the first time where Apple has sparked a legal battle against HTC. Back In 2007, Apple and HTC stood against each other for Trademark tangle over the word 'Touch'. And now, Apple has filed a suit against HTC for infringing 20 iPhone related UI, underlying architecture and hardware patents. HTC started disaster management with an official statement - HTC is a mobile technology innovator and patent holder that has been very focused over the past 13 years on creating many of the most innovative smartphones.
HTC added that this lawsuit will have no major impact on its operations in the short term. What is new here is that Internet giant Google backed HTC through an officially issued statement saying, "We are not a party to this lawsuit. However, we stand behind our Android operating system and the partners who have helped us to develop it." Google Nexus One is one of the many Android OS clad HTC devices that is a proof of Google-HTC partnership. Hence, despite this being HTC's battle, Google is actively supporting it since the Android OS is being questioned here.
Apparently, HTC had plans to launch Google Chrome OS based Tablet but got those plans shelved citing they wanted to focus more on handset production. But that doesn't mean it won't happen ever. Apple might have anticipated the level of competition in that segment as well. However, this legal battle between Apple and HTC is serious and would certainly continue for a long time.
This wasn't the first time where Apple has sparked a legal battle against HTC. Back In 2007, Apple and HTC stood against each other for Trademark tangle over the word 'Touch'. And now, Apple has filed a suit against HTC for infringing 20 iPhone related UI, underlying architecture and hardware patents. HTC started disaster management with an official statement - HTC is a mobile technology innovator and patent holder that has been very focused over the past 13 years on creating many of the most innovative smartphones.
HTC added that this lawsuit will have no major impact on its operations in the short term. What is new here is that Internet giant Google backed HTC through an officially issued statement saying, "We are not a party to this lawsuit. However, we stand behind our Android operating system and the partners who have helped us to develop it." Google Nexus One is one of the many Android OS clad HTC devices that is a proof of Google-HTC partnership. Hence, despite this being HTC's battle, Google is actively supporting it since the Android OS is being questioned here.
Apparently, HTC had plans to launch Google Chrome OS based Tablet but got those plans shelved citing they wanted to focus more on handset production. But that doesn't mean it won't happen ever. Apple might have anticipated the level of competition in that segment as well. However, this legal battle between Apple and HTC is serious and would certainly continue for a long time.
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