HTC输掉与苹果的专利官司

时间：2011-12-20 06:36:53

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The Taiwanese mobile-phone maker1 HTC has lost a US patent battle with Apple.

台湾移动电话生产商HTC输掉了与苹果的一场专利官司。

The International Trade Commission found that HTC infringed2 one patent held by the US technology giant.

Any HTC phones that uses the technology covered by the patent will be banned from sale in the US from 19 April, 2012.

Apple is currently fighting a number of global legal battles over technology rights, and had initially3 claimed that HTC was ignoring 10 patents.

According to the Reuters news agency, HTC called the ruling "a win" for the firm as it impacted only one patent, rather than the 10 as initially claimed.

"We are very pleased with the determination and we respect it," HTC said in a statement.

Minimal4 disruption

HTC said the patent in question related to a small user-interface feature often called "data tapping", which allowed users to grab embedded5 information, such as a phone number, and do something with it, such as make a call.

The company said it would completely remove it from all their phones soon.

Analysts6 said that this removal should allow HTC to avoid any disruption to its business in the US.

"We see a very minimal impact of this as there could be a workaround for the same technology that HTC can implement7（实施，执行） in the next four months," said Jayesh Easwaramony from Frost & Sullivan.


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1 maker DALxN     
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 infringed dcbf74ba9f59f98b16436456ca618de0     
v.违反（规章等）( infringe的过去式和过去分词 )；侵犯（某人的权利）；侵害（某人的自由、权益等）
参考例句：
  • Wherever the troops went, they never infringed on the people's interests. 大军过处，秋毫无犯。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He was arrested on a charge of having infringed the Election Law. 他因被指控触犯选举法而被拘捕。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3 initially 273xZ     
adv.最初，开始
参考例句：
  • The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
  • Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
4 minimal ODjx6     
adj.尽可能少的，最小的
参考例句：
  • They referred to this kind of art as minimal art.他们把这种艺术叫微型艺术。
  • I stayed with friends, so my expenses were minimal.我住在朋友家，所以我的花费很小。
5 embedded lt9ztS     
a.扎牢的
参考例句：
  • an operation to remove glass that was embedded in his leg 取出扎入他腿部玻璃的手术
  • He has embedded his name in the minds of millions of people. 他的名字铭刻在数百万人民心中。
6 analysts 167ff30c5034ca70abe2d60a6e760448     
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
7 implement WcdzG     
n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行
参考例句：
  • Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
  • The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

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