蘋果控告宏達電侵犯其智慧型手機專利，目標在Google？

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科技產業資訊室 (iKnow) - Philip C.F. Wen 發表於 2010年3月3日

美商蘋果公司(Apple Inc) 於2010年3月2日，在美國德拉瓦地方法院以及向美國國際貿易委員會對宏達電(HTC) 一口氣提出3件侵權訴訟案，控告其智慧型手機產品侵犯了蘋果總計20項專利，詳見表一。

這20項專利包括HTC的招牌圖形使用者介面軟體-Sense UI，以及其軟體和硬體上的技術。值得玩味的蘋果公司控告的時間點，是在世界通訊大會(WMC)之後，而HTC在WMC發表了三款Android手機，其中還包含一支HTC稍早幫Google代工的Nexus One姊妹機-HTC Desire。此舉讓人不經懷疑蘋果公司的目標其實不是HTC，而是HTC背後的系統業者-Google。

圖一、Gartner預估2012年主要智慧型手機作業系統市佔率
	- Symbian: 203 million devices sold (39% of the market) - Android: 76 million units sold (14.5% of the market) - iPhone: 71.5 million devices in 2012 (13.7% market share) - Windows Mobile: 66.8 million units sold (12.8% of the market) - BlackBerry OS: 65.25 million devices (12.5% market share) - Various Linux devices: 28 million units (5.4% market share) - Palm's new webOS: 11 million units (2.1% of the market)
Source：Gartner，科技政策研究與資訊中心—科技產業資訊室整理，2010年3月

由Google所主導的Android手持智慧型裝置作業系統有如旋風般的席捲全球手機產業，不僅僅是未來幾年大家目光的焦點，更讓Motorola光靠一支Droid就起死回生，讓蘋果的iPhone感受到沉重的壓力。從另一個時間點來看，Google公開宣布Android 2.1開始支援多重觸控螢幕(Multi-touch)，搶奪了唯一擁有多重觸控技術而聞名大噪iPhone的光彩，這也讓蘋果十分倍感壓力。

根據Gartner預測2012年智慧型手機作業系統市佔率，由Google主導的Android系統將快速爬升至14%，而蘋果的iPhone則緊追在後，也有13.7%，參見圖一。

表一、專利訴訟案件基本資料：蘋果控告宏達電專利侵權

提告日期	2010年03月02日	2010年03月02日	2010年03月02日
原告	Apple Inc. NeXT Software, Inc f/k/a NeXT Computer, Inc.	Apple Inc.	Apple Inc. NeXT Software, Inc f/k/a NeXT Computer, Inc.
被告	High Tech Computer Corp., HTC (BVI) Corp., HTC America Inc. and Exedea Inc	High Tech Computer Corp., HTC (BVI) Corp., HTC America Inc. and Exedea Inc	High Tech Computer Corp., HTC (BVI) Corp., HTC America Inc. and Exedea Inc
地點	Delaware	Delaware	US ITC
案號	1:2010cv00166	1:2010cv00167	337-TA-
系爭專利	RE 39,486 US5,481,721 US5,519,867 US5,566,337 US5,915,131 US5,929,852 US5,946,647 US5,969,705 US6,275,983 US6,343,263	US5,455,599 US5,848,105 US5,920,726 US6,424,354 US7,362,331 US7,383,453 US7,469,381 US7,479,949 US7,633,076 US7,657,849	RE 39,486 US5,481,721 US5,519,867 US5,566,337 US5,915,131 US5,929,852 US5,946,647 US5,969,705 US6,275,983 US6,343,263
爭議議題	智慧型手機	智慧型手機	智慧型手機
訴狀下載

註：Exedea Inc為HTC孫公司。NeXT 為蘋果的全資子公司。

Source：科技政策研究與資訊中心—科技產業資訊室整理，2010年3月

表二、系爭產品

爭議產品

Apple iPhone 3GS
Apple MacBook Pro running Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard and Apple’siTunes software

HTC Nexus One
HTC Touch Pro
HTC Touch Diamond
HTC Touch Pro2
HTC Tilt II
HTC Pure
HTC Imagio
HTC Dream
HTC myTouch 3G
HTC Hero
HTC HD2
HTC Droid Eris

表三、Apple控告HTC與Nokia相關專利

編號	專利號	HTC-Delaware	HTC -ITC	Nokia - Delaware	Nokia - ITC	Title	Assignee	Pub. Date	Filed	Priority	IPC Code
1	USRE 39,486	*	*	*	*	Extensible, replaceable network component system	Apple Computer, Inc.	2007-02-06	2003-04-03	1995-05-05	G06F 9/00
2	US5,315,703			*		Object-oriented notification framework system	Taligent, Inc.	1994-05-24	1992-12-23	1992-12-23	G06F 9/06
3	US5,379,431			*	*	Boot framework architecture for dynamic staged initial program load	Taligent, Inc.	1995-01-03	1993-12-21	1993-12-21	G06F 9/06
4	US5,455,599	*			*	Object-oriented graphic system	Taligent Inc.	1995-10-03	1995-04-04	1993-11-02	G06T 1/00
5	US5,455,854			*		Object-oriented telephony system	Taligent, Inc.	1995-10-03	1993-10-26	1993-10-26	G06F 15/00
6	US5,481,721	*	*			Method for providing automatic and dynamic translation of object oriented programming language-based message passing into operation system message passing using proxy objects	NeXT Computer, Inc.	1996-01-02	1994-10-31	1991-07-17	G06F 9/46
7	US5,519,867	*	*		*	Object-oriented multitasking system	Taligent, Inc.	1996-05-21	1993-07-19	1993-07-19	G06F 9/44
8	US5,555,369			*		Method of creating packages for a pointer-based computer system	Apple Computer, Inc.	1996-09-10	1994-02-14	1994-02-14	G06F 3/033
9	US5,566,337	*	*			Method and apparatus for distributing events in an operating system	Apple Computer, Inc.	1996-10-15	1994-05-13	1994-05-13	G06F 9/46
10	US5,634,074			*		Serial I/O device identifies itself to a computer through a serial interface during power on reset then it is being configured by the computer	Apple Computer, Inc.	1997-05-27	1993-05-07	1993-05-07	G06F 9/445
11	US5,848,105	*		*		GMSK signal processors for improved communications capacity and quality	SCHELL; STEPHAN V.	1998-12-08	1996-10-10	1996-10-10	H04L 25/03
12	US5,915,131	*	*	*	*	Method and apparatus for handling I/O requests utilizing separate programming interfaces to access separate I/O services	Apple Computer, Inc.	1999-06-22	1995-05-05	1995-05-05	G06F 13/10
13	US5,920,726	*			*	System and method for managing power conditions within a digital camera device	Apple Computer, Inc.	1999-07-06	1997-06-12	1997-06-12	H04N 5/225
14	US5,929,852	*	*			Encapsulated network entity reference of a network component system	Apple Computer, Inc.	1999-07-27	1998-01-15	1995-05-05	G06F 9/46
15	US5,946,647	*	*			System and method for performing an action on a structure in computer-generated data	Apple Computer, Inc.	1999-08-31	1996-02-01	1996-02-01	G06F 17/27
16	US5,969,705	*	*		*	Message protocol for controlling a user interface from an inactive application program	Apple Computer, Inc.	1999-10-19	1997-03-13	1993-06-28	G06F 9/44
17	US6,189,034			*		Method and apparatus for dynamic launching of a teleconferencing application upon receipt of a call	Apple Computer, Inc.	2001-02-13	1996-05-08	1996-05-08	H04L 12/18
18	US6,239,795			*		Pattern and color abstraction in a graphical user interface	Apple Computer, Inc.	2001-05-29	1999-05-26	1994-05-16	G06F 9/44
19	US6,275,983	*	*			Object-oriented operating system	Object Technology Licensing Corp.	2001-08-14	1998-08-26	1995-08-29	G06F 9/445
20	US6,343,263	*	*	*	*	Real-time signal processing system for serially transmitted data	Apple Computer, Inc.	2002-01-29	1994-08-02	1994-08-02	H04M 11/06
21	US6,424,354	*			*	Object-oriented event notification system with listener registration of both interests and methods	Object Tech Licensing Corp	2002-07-23	1999-04-01	1992-12-23	G06F 3/048
22	US7,362,331	*				Time-based, non-constant translation of user interface objects between states	Apple Inc.	2008-04-22	2001-01-05	2000-01-05	G06T 13/00
23	US7,383,453	*		*		Conserving power by reducing voltage supplied to an instruction-processing portion of a processor	Apple, Inc	2008-06-03	2005-08-25	2002-04-29	G06F 1/00
24	US7,469,381	*		*		List scrolling and document translation, scaling, and rotation on a touch-screen display	Apple Inc.	2008-12-23	2007-12-14	2007-01-07	G06F 3/01
25	US7,479,949	*				Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for determining commands by applying heuristics	Apple Inc.	2009-01-20	2008-04-11	2006-09-06	G09G 5/00
26	US7,633,076	*				Automated response to and sensing of user activity in portable devices	Apple Inc.	2009-12-15	2006-10-24	2005-09-30	G01N 21/86
27	US7,657,849	*				Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image	Apple Inc.	2010-02-02	2005-12-23	2005-12-23	G06F 3/033
Source：科技政策研究與資訊中心—科技產業資訊室整理，2010年3月

蘋果公司總裁Steven Jobs公開聲明：「我們可以坐著袖手旁觀地看對手偷取我們的技術和專利，或是我們會採取進一步的作為，我們已經決定採取進一步的作為來阻止對手的行為」。Steven Jobs並表示：「我們相信良性競爭是有幫助的，但對手必須建立他們自己的技術，並不是偷取我們的」。蘋果公司向美國政府要求永久禁止令，限制HTC製造的手機禁止輸入美國。

對此控訴HTC目前並無正面的回應，只是聲明HTC也是透過媒體及報導才知道此事，目前正在查閱蘋果對其的控訴內容，然而Google卻發表了簡短聲明：「我們本身並不是這場訴訟的其中一份子，但我們仍會力挺採用我們Android作業系統並且曾和我們一起研發的夥伴」。

蘋果控告HTC的原因，無非是HTC為目前不管是Windows Mobile手機或是Android手機，都是具威脅性的競爭對手。檢視蘋果對於此訴訟有爭議的12支手機，其中包含了Nexus One等五支Android手機，以及另外七支包含HTC HD2 (支援多重觸控技術) 的Windows Mobile手機，參見表二。

今年初(2010年2月24日)蘋果也曾經運用其中5件專利反控諾基亞侵權，詳見表三：Apple控告HTC與Nokia相關專利。隨著眾多PC廠商加入手機戰場，智慧型行動裝置的市場競爭白熱化，看來後續訴訟也會日增起來。(文:1409字；圖1；表3)

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