Apple brought a different claim against Samsung last year in the same court alleging that Samsung copied certain features and used similar icons to the iPhone and iPad. In December, District Judge Lucy Koh ruled against Apple and declined to issue a preliminary injunction against Apple in its first claim against Samsung. Apple may still prevail on its claims, but needs to prove both infringement and validity. Apple has also been involved in other lawsuits with Android affiliated companies. In December the US International Trade Commission (USITC) ruled for Apple in its suit against HTC alleging patent infringements. In November the USITC found that Apple did not violate four of HTC's patents. In July USITC ruled that HTC infringed two Apple patents [JURIST reports] relating to the Android operating system.