Apple Inc. has filed a second patent- infringement complaint against HTC Corporation at the U.S. International Trade Commission, looking to block imports of “personal electronic devices” manufactured by them.
The complaint was filed on July 8, although the notice doesn’t reveal the nature of the complaint.
A judgement is expected on August 5th and the court can actually block imports if they find that the patents have been infringed.
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Looks like nothing came of those “high-level” patent litigation discussions between Apple and Samsung last month. Because legal hostilities between the two are on a high once again.
Last week Samsung filed a complaint against Apple with the U.S. International Trade Commission. And now Apple has responded in kind.
Cupertino this week filed an ITC complaint against Samsung, asking the agency to bar the U.S. importation of Samsung smartphones and tablets, which Apple argues have been “slavishly” copied from its iPhone and iPad designs.
Another variation on the same broadside Apple has been firing at Samsung for months now, slagging Samsung as a shameless “copyist.” And it follows a similar motion filed last week asking a California federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction that would bar Samsung from selling the Galaxy S 4G phone and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet.
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