HTC is facing new legal issues, but it’s not what you probably expect.  The adult media company Vivid Entertainment has served HTC and AT&T with a cease and desist letter, asking them to change the name of the HTC Vivid due to trademark infringement.  Vivid Entertainment is claiming the HTC HTC Vivid’s name may cause [...]

In a move that’s caught most of us off guard, HTC has just filed another patent infringement lawsuit against Apple.  Yes, HTC and Apple have a history of exchanging lawsuits over patent issues, but the latest case seems to highlight Google’s involvement in the defense of Android. HTC’s latest battle against Apple stems from nine [...]

The HTC ChaCha may still be months away from being launched, but it looks like the handset’s names is already causing a few issues for HTC.  The first issue arose last week when ChaCha Inc. (the human powered search engine) sued HTC for Trademark Infringement over using their name.  In addition to monetary compensation, ChaCha [...]

The HTC ChaCha may still be months away from being launched, but it looks like the handset’s names is already causing a few issues for HTC.  The first issue arose last week when ChaCha Inc. (the human powered search engine) sued HTC for Trademark Infringement over using their name.  In addition to monetary compensation, ChaCha [...]

Apparentlym HTC isn’t simply going to lay back and take a beating from Apple on this whole pattent infringement issue. HTC has fired back with their own lawsuite againg Apple, alleging that they are infringing on five of HTC’s patents with the production and sales of the iPhone.

“We are taking this action against Apple to protect our intellectual property, our industry partners, and most importantly our customers that use HTC phones.” – Jason Mackenzie, nice president of HTC North America.

HTC’s claims have been files with the united States International Trade Commission, asking that sales of the iPhone, iPad, and even the iPod be banned in the United States. To our knowledge, this is the first time that HTC has files a patent claim against any other manufacturer. HTC has typically laid low, allowing all the big boys to pony up the big cash for the huge legal staff needed to support patent infringement cases. But with HTC’s continued growth and success, their entry into this new arena was inevitable. With both companies claiming patent infringements against one another, expect this battle to play out over the next few years with an eventual settlement.

Source: Gizmodo