TAIWAN'S leading smartphone maker HTC on Tuesday dismissed fresh patent infringement claims by US giant Apple as the legal battle between the rivals escalated.
Apple on Monday filed a complaint against HTC with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) -which is already reviewing three other disputes between the two -over five cases linked to technology used in the iPad and iPhone. It has also lodged a suit in a US District Court in Delaware.
“HTC is disappointed at Apple's constant attempts at litigations instead of competing fairly in the market,“ said HTC general counsel Grace Lei. “HTC strongly denies all infringement claims raised by Apple in the past and present,“ she said.
HTC touts its own brand of smartphones and also makes handsets for US companies, including the Nexus One unveiled by Apple rival Google. Apple in March 2010 called on the ITC to investigate it over iPhone patents.
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