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Some days back we heard that Apple had won the hearing against one of its premier competitor HTC over 1 patent that Apple claims that the Taiwanese company infringed upon. HTC has now begun testing technology which will not infringe on Apple’s patents and they seem confident that this ruling won’t bring them down. HTC, however won’t have to go through these troubled times alone. They have banked solidly on Google by adopting Android and now Google is now helping them out on avoiding such legal issues again. Google’s merger with Motorola Mobility gives them a lot of crucial patents that Motorola had which it can then use to safegaurd Android and its partners from harm. HTC’s CEO, Peter Chou and Google’s Senior Vice-President for Mobile, Andy Rubin spoke to the media in the companies Taiwanese headquarters where they clarified the company’s stance towards the Patent ruling. Mr. Chou thinks that Apple is using its legal clout to stop innovation in many sectors of mobile technology. Earlier the patent count in the lawsuit was 20 which was then dropped due to their vague nature to 4 patents and HTC was found to infringe on one of those patents. Well, all this patent muck-up is probably a front for a bigger Android Vs. iOS fight. This can be gauged from the fact that Apple is also fighting legal battles against Samsung, another Android partner. Andy Rubin told the media “ This is just the beginning. It will play out in the next couple of years.” but he was optimistic there would eventually be “patent peace.” The stock market has also been kind to HTC as the stocks rose because of the knowledge that this patent ruling would not affect HTC much. Another reason for the rise is that the Taiwan Government has stepped in and authorised a state fund to boost the market. During the course of the drawn out case, the stocks were taking a beating but now since HTC has got some breathing space, the rise of stocks is expected. Besides these patents, HTC has a lot of competition in the mobile phone segment to deal with after the success of Samsung’s Galaxy line of products. Inspite of this, Peter Chou is confident about the company’s future. HTC had made its debut in India earlier this year with their ‘ You ’ campaign. They need to focus on India more as it is turning out to be a growing smartphone market. In India, Android has overtaken Nokia’s Symbian OS recently and that makes the market very competitive. There have been arguments against the present state of the patent system and how it might be harmful for innovation because most patents are so ‘vague and generic’ in nature. According you how should the patent mess be resolved? Tell us in the comments. Looking For A Social Media Agency?? – Contact WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency Related Posts Android Captures 40% Of US Smartphone Market 2010 Was The Year Of Smartphones Apple And Motorola Battle It Out Over Patents Intel And Google Join Hands For Atom Android Partnership Android Users Are The Biggest Network Hogs