The case is about using gestures to unlock phones, bouncing when a menu is scrolled too far, and other items. If Apple managed to get patents on multitouch (which was close 40 years old by the time iPhone came out) they're not involved here.

The suit from Apple covers 20 or so different patents. A breakdown is here: http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/apple-vs-htc-a-patent-bre...