Apple suffers setback in HTC suit
05 Jul 2012
Taiwan's HTC yesterday won a London court ruling against US tech giant Apple in connection with a series of patent infringement claims linked to technology used in its mobile devices.
In a ruling carried on its website, London's High Court ruled HTC's devices did not infringe four Apple technology patents, including Apple's 'slide-to-unlock' feature.
The Taiwan firm had also challenged patents on the Apple iPhone's multi-touch system and the way the iPhone manages photographs.
Apple has also taken South Korean rival Samsung to court over patent infringement.
Earlier this week, a US trade panel did not allow Apple's request for banning HTC smartphones from being imported into the US because of accusations that they infringed an Apple patent.
The International Trade Commission said in December that some HTC smartphones infringed an Apple patent for technology that allowed clicking of phone numbers or other data in emails to dial directly or bring up more information.
