ITC Delays Android Import Ban Decision Again

The US International Trade Commission, which was supposed to deliver its final decision on whether or not HTC infringes two Apple patents on Wednesday, has pushed back its commissioners’ verdict until next Monday, December 19. It is the second time that the ITC has delayed its decision. It was originally supposed to say whether HTC will be allowed to keep on importing its Android phones into the United States on December 6. The ITC’s reasons are unknown; word of the delay came overnight from HTC, which told Reuters it had gotten a notice of the postponement but that the ITC didn’t say why. Patent watcher Florian Mueller thinks it’s likely due to the ITC’s workload and that it doesn’t suggest anything good or ill for either side.

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