Apple Wins Ban Of HTC Android Devices In U.S

The war with Apple, the U.S international trade Commission ruled in in favor of Apple in its case against HTC and banned the HTC Android devices, the Sprint Evo 4G, Verizon Droid Incredible, AT&T Aria, and T-Mobile G2.

The ruling comes after it was agreed that HTC does indeed infringe upon one of Apple’s patents, namely patent number 5,946,647. The patent itself is a system level patent which dates back to 1999 and could potentially be linked back to Google’s Android mobile operating itself. This would mean that all Android hardware would potentially be at risk of falling foul of the patent, meaning HTC could just be the tip of the iceberg for Apple’s legal eagles.

One that the president has to take.

The decision now goes to the desk of the president, who has 60 days to issue a rarely-used veto; the ban itself will go into effect on April 19, 2012 to provide HTC with a transition period, and HTC will be allowed to import refurbished products for warranty replacement purposes until December 19, 2013.

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