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SAN FRANCISCO — As Apple Inc.’s iPhone faces stiffer competition in the lucrative market for smartphones, the company is going after one of its main rivals with patent lawsuits claiming theft of touch- screen technology and other features.
The complaints, which Apple filed Tuesday, cover a slew of models made by Taiwanese phone maker HTC Corp., including the Nexus One, G1 and myTouch 3G — all using the free, rival Android mobile operating software from Google Inc.
The complaints were filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission, which has the power to block imports of products and parts made with contested technology, and U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Del.
