By Mark Duell Last updated at 9:25 AM on 19th July 2011 It’s a controversial court ruling in favour of Apple that could ultimately even lead to the ban of all Google Android phones and tablets in the U.S. Apple has won a preliminary ruling from a U.S. trade panel that Taiwanese handset maker HTC infringed on two of its patents. HTC uses Google's Android operating system for its smartphones and the case is being closely watched by the mobile devices market. Court battle: Apple, manufacturer of the iPhone 4, left, has won a preliminary ruling that HTC, which produces the Evo 4G, right, infringed on two of its patents
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Preliminary patent court ruling in Apple v HTC case
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HTC uses Google's Android operating system
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Patents relate to data processing and could spell disaster for HTC Androids and all other Androids
This could in a worst-case scenario result in an import ban against many or even all @placeholder-based HTC products in the U.S. market'
'This could in a worst-case scenario result in an import ban against many or even all @placeholder-based HTC products in the U.S. market.’