HTC lost its most recent legal battle against Apple this week when the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that the Google Android operating system violates a patent related to the linking of data in apps. The verdict on the patent will also result in a ban of the import of all HTC devices into the U.S. beginning next April 2012. However, HTC announced that there will be a software update available for all devices that work around Apple’s disputed patent infringement rights on its smartphones.