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Apple's patent suit against HTC, filed Tuesday with the International Trade Commission, is just the latest in a string of technology-related complaints filed with the government agency. The trend shows the increasing importance of the ITC.

Apple alleges that Taiwan-based HTC infringes on 20 Apple patents related to the iPhone's graphical user interface, architecture and hardware. The company is seeking a permanent injunction barring HTC from importing infringing phones into the U.S. Apple is also seeking triple damages and maximum interest.

If you think iPhone-like features are showing up on other smartphones, apparently Apple's lawyers agree. The iPhone maker said Tuesday it has filed suit against device maker HTC for violating 10 patents relating to user interface, architecture and hardware.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs said the company could "sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it." So, he added, Apple decided "to do something about it."

Android and Windows Mobile Devices

If you think iPhone-like features are showing up on other smartphones, apparently Apple's lawyers agree. The iPhone maker said Tuesday it has filed suit against device maker HTC for violating 10 patents relating to user interface, architecture and hardware.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs said the company could "sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it." So, he added, Apple decided "to do something about it."

Android and Windows Mobile Devices

Apple is one step closer to potentially taking a bite out of Nokia's U.S. market share. The U.S. International Trade Commission on Thursday said it will review the iPhone maker's complaint against the Finland-based mobile-phone giant. The ITC is also reviewing a similar complaint from Nokia against Apple.

The patent duel between Apple and Nokia is getting decidedly more aggressive in the new year. Both handset makers took swings over the past few days in a legal battle that shows no signs of simmering down before it gets hotter.

On Friday, Apple filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), an independent federal agency that, among other things, directs actions against unfair trade practices involving patent, trademark and copyright infringement. The commission has the authority to order U.S. customs officials to block goods from entering the U.S.

Apple iPhones that have been jailbroken, modified to allow unapproved applications, have cost the computer giant and its developers some $450 million, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the financial news site 24/7 Wall St. The reports says a staggering 1.53 billion pirated applications have been downloaded, or three for every legitimate, paid download.

On Friday, Apple responded to Nokia's patent-infringement suit with a countersuit. Apple charged that Nokia is infringing 13 Apple patents.

"Other companies must compete with us by inventing their own technologies, not just by stealing ours," said Bruce Sewell, Apple's general counsel and senior vice president.

Apple's move comes in the wake of Nokia's Oct. 22 compaint in the U.S. District Court in Delaware alleging the iPhone infringes on Nokia's patents for GSM, UMTS and wireless LAN (WLAN) standards.

Nokia's Case Against Apple

La Administración de Barack Obama ha dado hoy un nuevo impulso a las energías renovables con el anuncio por parte del propio presidente de EE UU de una inversión de 3.400 millones de dólares (2.300 millones de euros) para una renovación ecológica de la red eléctrica y la concesión de créditos del Gobierno federal para crear una planta de fabricación de coches híbridos en Delaware.

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released their third annual state energy efficiency scorecard yesterday and the most energy efficient state was, no surprise, California, while Wyoming was ranked dead last.

El fabricante finlandés de teléfonos móviles Nokia ha presentado una denuncia contra Apple en un tribunal federal de Delaware (EEUU) al considerar que el teléfono móvil iPhone, desarrollado por la compañía estadounidense, infringe varias de sus patentes.