The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in favor of Apple in the company’s patent lawsuit against HTC, which will result in an import ban of some HTC Android phones starting on April 19, 2012. HTC was found in violation of U.S. Patent No. 5,946,647, which turns an email address, phone number, or other types of information into a link that can be interacted with in a variety of ways. For example, you can tap on a phone number to dial it or an address to open it up with a maps application with directions.

Clear with Computers, a small company based in Texas, is taking on the big guns over a patent they have that they believe Apple’s entire online store is infringing upon. This 1997 patent describes a system where users can log into a database and view items they have marked for purchase in a form (i.e. more »