HTC Countersues Apple Over HP Embedded Server and Network Patents

HTC has filed two counterclaims in ongoing litigation with Apple in the Southern District of Florida, claiming that Apple is infringing on patents acquired from Hewlett-Packard (HP) in December. The first patent, numbered 7,571,221, covers "installation of network services in an embedded network server," which HTC claims Apple uses in pretty much all of its entire line of desktop and laptop computers, phones, tablets, and music devices. The second patent, named, 7,120,684, concerns a "method and system for central management of a computer network," allegedly used in Apple Remote Desktop and Apple Profile Manager.

HTC was recently hit with a blow by the International Trade Commission, which dismissed the five patents being used against Apple due to "lack of standing".

Source: Appleinsider