The Complaint: Apple’s Patent Lawsuit Against HTC Is All About Android

Earlier today, Apple issued a press release stating that it is filing suit against cell phone manufacturer HTC for patent infringement. No mention of Android or Google was in the press release. But one of the actual legal complaint, which we've obtained and embedded below, makes no bones about it. As expected, this lawsuit is about the Android. HTC, of course, is one of the largest manufacturers of Android handsets. The complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware targets: "certain mobile communication devices including cellular phones and smart phones, including at least phones incorporating the Android Operating System (collectively, “the Accused Products”)." By going after the biggest Android manufacturer, Apple is putting all Android cell phone makers—and by extension Google— on notice. Is there any doubt now why Google CEO Eric Schmidt had to resign from Apple's board last year? The battle lines are now drawn. The patents that it says are being infringed include: