∞ HTC wants Apple to compete instead of suing competitors

Mobile handset-maker HTC on Tuesday responded to Apple’s new patent complaint, saying it should compete in the market instead of suing rivals.

[ad#Google Adsense 300x250 in story]Apple filed a new complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC) on Monday, even though there is already an ongoing investigation against HTC. The popular belief is that the ITC will rule against Apple in the first investigation, so Apple is getting ready for the second complaint now.

“HTC is disappointed at Apple’s constant attempts at litigations instead of competing fairly in the market,” said HTC general counsel Grace Lei.

I suppose that goes to heart of the lawsuits and complaints — if HTC is infringing on Apple’s patents, then they are the ones that aren’t competing fairly. As expected, HTC denies it is infringing on any of Apple’s patents, according to AFP.

“HTC strongly denies all infringement claims raised by Apple in the past and present and reiterates our determination and commitment to protect our intellectual property rights,” said Lei.

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No HTC, how about you try to innovate on your own and stop copying from Apple?

While this might come across very fanboi-ish, I feel the same way about Samsung and RIM.
Jeff Garner

HTC…why don’t you innovate and not copy!
Anonymous

HTC is paying MS because they seem to feel that Android is infringing(or at least they would lose if a court had to answer that question).
Anonymous

Of course they need Apple to innovate. Who else is worth stealing from?

Joe
Anonymous

All I want is HTC to innovate instead of blatantly stealing Apple’s IP.
Bookertpryor

Apple is worse than an ambulance chaser.

Anonymous

Yes, shame on Apple for defending themselves.

It’s kind of funny when the party that’s stealing IP from others talks about “competing fairly in the marketplace”.
Anonymous

Yes, shame on Apple for defending themselves.

It’s kind of funny when the party that’s stealing IP from others talks about “competing fairly in the marketplace”.

Anonymous

When Apple first came out with the original iPhone in 2007, Steve Jobs said, “We patented the hell out of it!” That should have been HTC’s warning – 4 years ago – clear as day.

Apple threw the gauntlet down at other companies saying that they should NOT use Apple’s intellectual property without permission. Apple told them they should develop their OWN technology to compete against Apple – not just violate Apple’s patents.

The iPhone WAS ORIGINAL in so many ways. And the iPhone WAS REVOLUTIONARY.

Note that Apple is THE MOST SUED COMPANY BY TROLLS.

It is only TIT FOR TAT that Apple use their OWN PATENTS to sue back. IT IS APPLE”S RIGHT TO SUE. Just as it was Nokia’s right to sue.

HTC VIOLATED APPLE”S PATENTS.

If HTC wants to compete USING APPLE”S PATENTS then it will just have to pay for the privilege. After all, HTC is already paying $5-15 per phone for use of Microsoft’s patents.

Patents are NOT NEW. Patent lawsuits are NOT NEW. It is just part of BIG BUSINESS.

Just look at the Camera Companies. They run into patents all the time. Thus Canon, for example, did not include distance information when calculating flash exposures for MORE THAN TEN YEARS because Nikon had the patent on it. Canon STILL COMPETED by developing it’s own flash algorithms. It did not want to pay Nikon so Canon came up with its own ideas and STILL PRODUCED CAMERAS.

Thus HTC is CRYING like a SISSY, now that it is in a BIG BOY’S GAME.

IBM, NOVELL, ORACLE, MICROSOFT, etc. etc.. Every BIG BOY knows that lawsuits are part of doing business. They would all sue you if you violate their patents.

Suing is HOW YOU GAIN RESPECT as a BIG BOY COMPANY.

If HTC, which just bought S3 Graphics (which is in a lawsuit which it is winning against Apple) wants to walk the walk, then it should drop S3 Graphics’ lawsuit against Apple.

If HTC doesn’t drop S3′s lawsuit against Apple, then it is just LYING THROUGH ITS TEETH. JUST WHAT YOU EXPECT FROM A LAWYER.