Taiwan's HTC sues Apple after Google sells tech patents

HTC has used patents it bought from Google last week to lodge a fresh complaint against Apple with the US International Trade Commission (ITC).

It has alleged that Apple's computers and mobile devices infringe patents involving wi-fi capability and processor communication technology.

This is the third complaint that HTC has filed against Apple.

"We are taking this action against Apple to protect our intellectual property, our industry partners, and most importantly our customers that use HTC phones," said Grace Lei, general counsel of HTC.

Apple vs android?

HTC is not the only smartphone maker involved in a legal tussle with Apple.

Samsung Electronics, which makes the Galaxy series of smartphones and tablet PCs, has also been fighting a legal battle against Apple.

Apple has filed complaints against the South Korean manufacturer accusing it of infringing its patents. It said that Samsung copied the design and look of Apple's iPhone and iPad devices.

Samsung has counter-sued Apple, saying it infringed Samsung's wireless patents.

Both HTC and Samsung use Google's Android operating system in most of their smartphones.

Analysts said that HTC's latest legal action, which uses patents it acquired from Google, indicates that the tussle is becoming a much bigger issue than just a simple fight between two manufacturers; Kazinform cites BBC.

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