HTC Corporation, a Taiwan based mobile phone maker, has filed a complaint against Apple Inc. with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to halt the importation and sale of the iPhone, iPad and iPod in the US. Following Apple's allegations of patent infringement, the handset maker said that the iPhone, iPad, and iPod together violate five of its patents.
HTC has accused Apple of violating on five patents related to its mobile technology. It has appealed to the International Trade Commission to stop the import and sale of Apple's iPad, iPod and iPhone.
The complaint states that Apple is infringing on five patents related to software and general hardware used to implement directories in mobile phones and power management in mobile devices. It may be noted that at least one of the patents was granted just a day before (May 11, 2010) the HTC filed the complaint.
Earlier, in March 2010, Apple had accused HTC that its phones infringe on 20 Apple patents. Apple's CEO Steve Jobs had then charged HTC of stealing Apple's technology for the iPhone.
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