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Apple iPhones Found to Have Violated Chinese Rival's Patent (bloomberg.com)

Posted by msmash on from the pot-calling-the-kettle-black? dept.

Beijing's intellectual property regulator has ordered Apple to stop sales of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in the city, after it found that the design of Apple's iconic smartphone is too similar to a Chinese phone. The aforementioned handsets infringe on a Chinese patent for exterior design held by a company called Shenzhen Baili for its 100C smartphone. From a Bloomberg report: While the decision covers only Beijing, future lawsuits against Apple could take the case as a precedent, potentially influencing the outcomes of litigation elsewhere in China. Baili is one of scores of smartphone brands trying to cash in on the country's mobile boom. [...] "If the position by the Beijing IP office is upheld and Apple doesn't appeal further, then in theory they wouldn't be able to sell the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus," IP specialist Ted Chwu said. The iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus were launched in 2014. What took them so long?

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  1. What took them so long? Simple by Shoten · · Score: 5, Informative

    It took them that long to file the patent...once the iPhone 6 was released.

    Let's face it: "Chinese Intellectual Property Law" is an oxymoron.

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  2. Looks like patent troll... by seven+of+five · · Score: 3, Informative

    Affected company apparently has no website, phone, or email.