TAIPEI -(MarketWatch)- The U.S. International Trade Commission said in a statement Friday it will review in part an initial decision by an administrative law judge who in October ruled that Apple Inc. AAPL, +1.50% didn't violate four of HTC Corp.'s (2498.TW) patents.

On Oct. 18, the ITC judge ruled that Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple devices didn't violate four of HTC patents, which cover technology for looking up and quickly dialing phone numbers and different techniques for managing power consumption on portable electronic devices.