HTC, which was recently sued by Apple for patent infringement, has hit back hard- filing a countersuit which asks that sales be halted of Apple's iPod, iPad and iPhone

By Stephen Silver

HTC, which was recently sued by Apple for patent infringement, has hit back hard- filing a countersuit which asks that sales be halted of Apple's iPod, iPad and iPhone products.

HTC makes several Android phones.

"We are taking this action against Apple to protect our intellectual property, our industry partners, and most importantly our customers that use HTC phones," Jason Mackenzie, vice president for North America of HTC, said as part of the announcement.

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