Apple is under legal pressure from Taiwanese chip designer Via who is claiming Apple TV, the iPod, iPad and iPhone infringe its patents.
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Via’s complaint has been filed with the American District court and the US International Trade Commission.
In a statement, Via boss Wen-Chi Chen said the company is “determined to protect our interests and the interests of our stockholders.” Chen is married to HTC chairwoman Cher Wang, who co-founded both Via and HTC.
Considering Apple is pummelling HTC with patent-related litigation, it comes as no surprise that the two Taiwanese couples headed by the power-couple are uniting fronts against patent-bully Apple.
HTC alone succumbed to an Apple claim after it was found to infringe two of its patents. Since then, HTC has filed 3 separate lawsuits against Apple, and has inherited 5 additional patents from Android developer, Google.
