ITC says HTC violating two of Apple's patents

Slightly more info by following this link:<p><a href="http://allthingsd.com/20110715/itc-rules-htc-violated-two-apple-patents/?refcat=news" rel="nofollow">http://allthingsd.com/20110715/itc-rules-htc-violated-two-ap...</a><p>Patents in question:<p><a href="http://www.google.com/patents/about/5946647_System_and_method_for_performing.html?id=aFEWAAAAEBAJ" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/patents/about/5946647_System_and_metho...</a><p><a href="http://www.google.com/patents?id=nCYJAAAAEBAJ&#38;printsec=frontcover&#38;dq=6,343,263&#38;hl=en&#38;ei=3rUgTojDCtHXiAKxsaTOAw&#38;sa=X&#38;oi=book_result&#38;ct=result&#38;resnum=1&#38;ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/patents?id=nCYJAAAAEBAJ&#38;printsec=f...</a><p>Are both of these really as obscenely broad and all-encompassing as they look? WTF, USA?

At least one of these patents is apparently fundamental to Android which means Google needs to get off their ass and step up.<p>I believe the timeline is 60 day review then judge rules (which could go the other way, usually doesn't change much) and of course there are appeals.