SubscribeApple is attempting to put the brakes on one of the first Windows Phone 7 Series smartphones. Apple’s suit against HTC would block the company from releasing its HD2 mobile phone equipped with Microsoft’s new mobile operating system in the U.S.
Apple’s complaint before the U.S. International Trade Commission would stop the Taiwan-based HTC from importing some of its 7 Series phones into the U.S.
HTC has created some buzz recently for the HD2 phone. The device is the first Windows phone equipped with HTC Sense, a sensor used to prevent false screen touches when the device is picked up to answer or make a phone call. The device also includes a light sensor that adjusts brightness automatically.
Why all the concern? Apple thinks the HD2 is similar to its iPhone, observers say. The HD2 has a high-resolution, 4.3-inch capacitive touch display. The super-thin phone also features a one-gigahertz Snapdragon processor by Qualcomm and will use T-Mobile’s 3G network.
Core of Complaint
At the core of Apple’s complaint is a claim that HTC has infringed on 20 patents covering various technologies that Apple said relate to the iPhone’s interface, architecture and hardware.
Although HTC is based in Taiwan, it has U.S. headquarters in Bellevue, Wash. And some of the patents questioned in the lawsuit were likely developed in HTC’s Seattle research and development lab.
“We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it,” said Apple CEO Steve Jobs. “We’ve decided to do something about it. We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours.”
The lawsuit could affect not only the manufacturers and software providers, but carriers, too. T-Mobile USA could be hurt by the lawsuit, as HTC announced it has exclusive selling rights to the HD2.
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