At first HTC told Apple to eeff off and learn to compete, but it seemed like the International Trade Commission may not agree with HTC's point of view. The ITC has just made an initial determination in the ongoing patent infringement case between HTC and Apple and it's not looking great for HTC. The judge ruled that HTC had infringed on two of the ten patents in question, and if this ends up flushing through, it's possible that select HTC products would be banned from ever arriving in the US.
2DayBlog.com, ITC finds HTC guilty of infringing two of Apple's patents