Digital Trends – The fights are far from over, but so far two of the epic intellectual property battles targeting Appleâs wildly successful iPhone and iPod lines are failing to cause much damage. First, the U.S. International Trade Commission has issued a initial judgment that Appleâs iPhone, iPad, and iPod product lines do not violate four HTC patents related to phone dialing and power management. Second, a Dutch court has turned down Samsungâs bid to ban sales of Apple products that use 3G technology in the Netherlands, finding that Samsungâs patents are covered by standards agreements that make them open to licensing on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms.