At the start of this month, Apple had filed a counter-lawsuit against Motorola for infringing a number of patents related to multi-touch. Now, United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has put up a notice stating that the patents case filed by Apple on Motorola would be investigated. And if Motorola phones and software are found infringing any Apple patents then ITC might issue an import ban order for Motorola handsets. Only after the investigation is over, we'll get to see which company has infringed patents - technically or legally.
On October 6, Motorola had filed a suit against Apple for infringing about 18 Motorola patents with iPhone, iPod touch, select Mac computers, MobileMe and App Store services. Following that, Apple counter sued Motorola for infringing six specific patents. The ITC is a quasi-judicial entity that was formed to protect the domestic U.S. market against unfair trade practices and it possesses power to ban imports if the products are found infringing U.S. patents.
Earlier this month, the year old Nokia-Apple patent infringement lawsuit investigation had commenced and Nokia won the higher ground since Apple didn't provide enough evidence to prove patent violations. Now let's see if Motorola comes up with enough evidence to be on the safer side.
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