ITC Votes to Institute Patent Case Filed by HTC on Smartphones, Tablets, Computers, Against Apple
The International Trade Commission has voted to institute a section 337 patent-based investigation of certain electronic devices with communication capabilities, components thereof, and related software (337-TA-808). The products at issue are computers, tablet computers, and smartphones. The investigation is based…
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on a complaint filed by HTC Corporation of Taiwan on August 16, 2011 and amended on September 7, 2011. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S. and sale of these products and requests an ITC exclusion order and a cease and desist order. Apple, Inc. a/k/a Apple Computer, Inc. of Cupertino, CA, is listed as the respondent in this investigation.