HTC makes new bid to block iPhone and iPad in US

HTC, the Taiwan-based company that is Asia’s second-biggest maker of smartphones, filed another salvo in the escalating patent wars around the devices.  Its patent-related complaint at the US International Trade Commission seeks to block imports of Apple products, Bloomberg reports. The complaint filed on Monday  in Washington claims Apple is infringing three patents related to wireless technology and seeks to block iPhone, iPad and Mac computer imports. It follows a case lodged last year at the ITC that made similar claims, a ruling on which is expected in September. HTC also sued Apple this week in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, over the three patents. Last month, a different trade judge found that HTC infringed two Apple patents. If that decision is upheld, it could lead to an import ban on certain HTC phones. Apple filed a separate complaint this month targeting HTC’s phones and new Flyer tablet computers.