HTC与苹果陷入专利纠纷

时间：2011-08-17 07:30:30

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The Taiwanese smartphone maker¹ HTC has filed a lawsuit² in the US against Apple, accusing its American rival of infringing³ its patents.

中国台湾智能手机生产商HTC状告美国苹果公司侵犯其专利。

HTC makes smartphones powered by the Android mobile software
HTC is trying to stop US imports of iPhones, iPads, iPods and Mac computers.

It is the latest step in a legal battle over patents between the two companies.

The battle for sales of smartphones took a new twist on Monday when Google agreed to pay $12.5 billion to buy Motorola's mobile unit.

Google wants to move ahead with development of its Android system for mobile telephones, making it more competitive with rivals like Microsoft.

The legal battle over patents between HTC of Taiwan and Apple in the US is part of the sales war.

HTC General Counsel Grace Lei said in a statement: "We are taking this action against Apple to protect our intellectual property, our industry partners, and most importantly our customers that use HTC products."

Apple has not responded to requests for comment from the BBC.

Patent war

In July, HTC was found to infringe⁴（侵犯） two iPhone patents in a case brought by Apple at the US International Trade Commission (ITC).

However HTC, which is one of the world's fastest-growing smartphone makers⁵, has vowed⁶ to appeal against the ruling, which threatens its business model of designing products around the Android operating system.

Google's acquisition（获得） of Motorola Mobility⁷ (MMI) may offer a greater degree of protection to Android handset makers.

"MMI's patent portfolio⁸ is likely to help Google protect manufacturers using the Android ecosystem⁹ against litigation from Apple and Microsoft," Bernstein Research said in a note to clients.

Motorola, Nokia, HTC, Apple, Google and Samsung are all involved in one or more patent lawsuits¹⁰.

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1 maker
n.制造者，制造商
参考例句：
He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。 A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 lawsuit
n.诉讼，控诉
参考例句：
They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。 He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

3 infringing
v.违反（规章等）( infringe的现在分词 )；侵犯（某人的权利）；侵害（某人的自由、权益等）
参考例句：
The material can be copied without infringing copyright. 这份材料可以复制，不会侵犯版权。 The media is accused of infringing on people's privacy. 人们指责媒体侵犯了大家的隐私。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 infringe
v.违反，触犯，侵害
参考例句：
The jury ruled that he had infringed no rules.陪审团裁决他没有违反任何规定。 He occasionally infringe the law by parking near a junction.他因偶尔将车停放在交叉口附近而违反规定。

5 makers
n.制造者，制造商（maker的复数形式）
参考例句：
The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。 The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 vowed
起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。 I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

7 mobility
n.可动性，变动性，情感不定
参考例句：
The difference in regional house prices acts as an obstacle to mobility of labour.不同地区房价的差异阻碍了劳动力的流动。 Mobility is very important in guerrilla warfare.机动性在游击战中至关重要。

8 portfolio
n.公事包；文件夹；大臣及部长职位
参考例句：
He remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio.他因为她带着一个大公文包而记住了她。 He resigned his portfolio.他辞去了大臣职务。

9 ecosystem
n.生态系统
参考例句：
This destroyed the ecosystem of the island.这样破坏了岛上的生态系统。 We all have an interest in maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem.维持生态系统的完整是我们共同的利益。

10 lawsuits
n.诉讼( lawsuit的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Lawsuits involving property rights and farming and grazing rights increased markedly. 涉及财产权，耕作与放牧权的诉讼案件显著地增加。来自辞典例句 I've lost and won more lawsuits than any man in England. 全英国的人算我官司打得最多，赢的也多，输的也多。来自辞典例句