Looks like Apple’s going on the warpath, kids. Just a few months after Cupertino got into it with Nokia over phone patents , Apple’s filed suit against HTC, alleging that the company is infringing 20 patents “related to the iPhone’s user interface, underlying architecture, and hardware.” Steve, you have something to say? “We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it. We’ve decided to do something about it,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours.” Okay then. We’re pulling the complaint filing now, we’ll let you know the exact details as soon as we learn them

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Apple sues HTC for infringing 20 iPhone patents