A U.S. trade judge has hinted that Apple may struggle to invalidate patents owned by HTC, which could potentially lead to an import ban on the latest iPad and the forthcoming iPhone.
According to Bloomberg, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Judge Thomas Pender said in Washington on Thursday that "clear and convincing means something to me," speaking about the legalities of determining whether a patent should or shouldn't have been issued.
"I have to be pretty darn certain a U.S. patent is invalid," Pender added.
HTC accused Apple of infringing two patents relating to 4G technologies. While the current iPad (aka the iPad 3) already boasts 4G connectivity -- available only in North America, which led to Apple being chastised by U.K. and Australian regulators for dubbing the device as "4G" when it could not connect to local networks in their regions -- the forthcoming iPhone is thought to include the next-generation network standard. Apple is widely expected to announce the iPhone 5 at a press event this Wednesday.
If Apple is found to have infringed HTC's patents, that could lead to a U.S. import ban... [Read more]
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