Chinese Company Sues Apple Over Siri

Posted by samzenpus on Monday July 9, 2012 @01:34AM from the ours-first dept.

judgecorp writes "Shanghai Zhizhen Network Technology is suing Apple in China, claiming Siri infringes its voice technology patent. Zhizhen claims to have 100 million users for its Xiao iRobot software which responds to voice questions and commands. From the article: 'The move came only days after Apple Inc paid $60 million to Proview Technology (Shenzhen) to end a protracted legal dispute over the iPad trademark in China. Zhizhen's patent covers "a type of instant messaging chat robot system", according to the database of the country's State Intellectual Property Office. It was filed on Aug 13, 2004, and got approved on Feb 15, 2006. '"

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Time to Sell Your AAPL by Anonymous Coward · 2012-07-09 01:45 · Score: 0, Troll

Apple has peaked and has made a lot of enemies. More importantly, in China, there's a precedent now of them caving in, so they're now vulnerable. Of course, since they are a foreign company in China, they've always been vulnerable, but now everyone knows it. These suits will proliferate and become a significant drag on Apple's profitability.
Re:Huh? by Grishnakh · 2012-07-09 03:29 · Score: 0, Troll

I agree completely. I hope this goes very badly for Apple. They couldn't deserve it more.