Back in March 2010, Apple had filed a lawsuit against HTC alleging that the Taiwan based handset manufacturer has infringed on nearly 20 of Apple's proprietary inventions relating to the iPhone's UI, architecture and hardware.
Apple had also filed a second lawsuit earlier in the week, claiming infringement of 5 more patents.
When Apple filed the lawsuit last year, Steve Jobs had stated:
We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it. We’ve decided to do something about it. We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours.
A US International Trade Commission (ITC) judge has ruled today that HTC has infringed on two patents. According to AllThingsD, the judge found HTC infringed on the following two patents:
Patent No. 5,946,647: "System and method for performing an action on a structure in computer-generated data"
Patent No. 6,343,263: "Real-time signal processing system for serially transmitted data"
HTC plans to appeal the ruling, but if it fails then it will have to work with Google to figure out a workaround as the patents seem to be based on software built into the core of the Android operating system or pay Apple royalties for licensing the IP. According to GigaOM’s Ryan Kim, this could also be a major blow to Google’s Android platform:
Apple’s win could deal an even tougher blow to the Android platform because one or both of the patents in the dispute appear to be based on software built into the core of the Android operating system, said Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents. He said they are also at issue in the Apple’s case against Motorola. That could lead to more headaches for other Android manufacturers, who could face similar suits from Apple and the threat of an ITC ban of their products.
ITC has the power to ban the sale of infringing products in the U.S. It will be interesting to see how Apple plans to settle the dispute after scoring a legal victory today. Any guesses?
“Hi, we’re gonna copy Android in our new O/S with the notification system that we have and other things, but do that shit to us and we’ll sue you”
Whatever.. Google has been trying to jump as high as iPhone since iPhone recreated the smart phone.
its true that apple jumped out the gate first but the android OS has been in development since ’05
Yea and Apple was most likely working on there years before Android which is why they where the first out. Most likely took the first iphone and used it to fix bugs and issues in UI they had. Not to mention they are stealing the notification system from android now.
AMEN… i love apple as much as the next guy but god fucking damn apple can be so arrogant sometimes and just plain sickenly cocky… they put old features on their devices that have been out for a while and claim “It’s groundbreaking technology” *cough* video recording in iPhone 3GS in ’08
it will be apple monopoly then..iwont be great….
iOS 5. This changes everything again.
With its easy-to-use interface, amazing features,
and rock-solid stability, iOS — Apple’s mobile operating system — is the
foundation of iPhone. And even as other phones try to catch up,
the technologies and features built into iOS 5 keep it years ahead of the competition.
New in iOS 5:
Android-style Notification System
BBM-style Instant Messaging
Google-style Cloud syncing
Amazon-style Music cloud
Windows 8-style Split Keyboard
And 200 more features copied to the World’s Most
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iOS: Advancing through copying.®
they should make a like butten
Common guys, I know you all own HTC phones, what are you even doing here?
They’re here cause they’re ignorant.
You are too stuck up. Pull that apple out of your butt and it will clear the juice out of your eyes. Unlike you, some of us use multiple phones not just the iPhone. I like the iPhone and my HTC and i use both almost equally. Get a job so you can get a life.
You just made yourself super ignorant!
Regardless of what the new iOS is taking from android it’s no argument because those borrowed features are going to work allot better than they ever have on any of the android phones….ilove my iPhone
They can suck my ball if they think we’re gonna let those apple ass wholes monopolize the phone industry. i had an HTC phone 10 years ago running Windows Pocket PC Apple came late to the party and now they claim they invented the Phone?? not in my watch Mother……..kss!!!
You guys don’t get it. Apple is a big bully. Htc/google has very nice phone without the ties. My eve 3d is impressive to say the least. This coming from an iPhone lover for years. Now htc all the way for phone but I can’t see any other tablet than ipad2. Honeycomb and android aren’t ready and solid yet. To bad u guys don’t have dual core that can be over clocked to nearly 4.0 gigs and no glass 3d Sorry. Keep eating what they feed you.
You sounded like you still miss your iPhone… Just like you missed your ex…
lol wtf are you doing in an iphone hack website you nerds. iphone is pwning the competition, I love that Apple won this suit even though it is also guilty of taking other peoples work, Apple was smart to roll their product out first and put a patent on that bitch.
Fck apple
wtf people need to stfu. if you are guilty of infringing then you are guilty of infringing. so many babies crying about nothing.
Unfortunately i do agree with you. but the jailbreak community need to sue Apple too for stealing all the jailbreak apps…hahaha
Hey i own a iphone 4 and ive own apple products since the first 3gs came out and well apple isnt years ahead like video recording. They are sueing for no reason, its compitition its who can make it best. Its who can make it the best with the same resources we all know apple has the most stable but andriod has the most featours. Apple does not steal ideas nor does andriod copy designs its going to happen i remember back in 03 the smaller the phone the better. Now bigger screen with high res is awsome. If ipad would have been launched in 03 most people wouldnt buy it
I’m with you on that.
the way i see it if they want to sue and make money off someone else, i say do it, i guarantee any of you hypocrites would do exactly the same, money is money and we all want it. you guys are saying you wouldnt want money? its a business, and like any other business, the main goal is to increase your income one way or another.
Boycott apple products.