Beijing Court Declares Apple Has Infringed Chinese Patent

[TaiShang]

Beijing Court Declares Apple Has Infringed Chinese Patent

2016-06-17




File photo shows the back of 100C phone produced by Shenzhen Baily. [Photo: stock.hexun.com]

A Beijing court specializing in intellectual property rights (IPR) has handed down a verdict that the design of the latest iPhones is an infringement of a patent owned by a Chinese company in Shenzhen, according to a report by the Beijing Morning Post.

The court believes that the outer appearance of Apple's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are so similar to the phone, 100C, produced by Shenzhen Baily, that it is difficult for customers to differentiate between the two. The court added that Apple must stop selling the products and providing relative services.

Apple's authorized company in Shanghai has filed a law suit to the IPR court in Beijing requesting to annul the verdict.

Many netizens have expressed concern over the total ban of iPhones in China following the decision. However, according to legal experts in IPR, even if Apple loses the appeal, the ban will only be effective in the Beijing region.



File photo show the back of iPhone6S. [Photo: actorz.me]

 

[Tamilnadu]

seriously ?

 

[Laozi]

One on the best thing that WILL Definitely go in India's favour in long run.

Every MNC will think million times before handing over production designs to Chinese manufacturers

Indians can only thank PCR for scaring the $hit out of one of the BIGGEST American company like Apple

Hoping to see the early commissioning of Apple production unit in Maharashtra, India

 

[jetray]

seriously ?

yeah cant you see both are nearly rounded rectangles, never mind the flash & mic position.

This is one way of chinese telling US that if you mess with us we will file patent law suits. Guess what will happen?

 

[rcrmj]

an unknown Chinese company wants to make a fuss out of it```lol, sounds more like a commercial speculation to me rather than a patent dispute

the real war was fought between Huawei and Apple few years ago, and now they are finding a peace of by:
http://gbtimes.com/business/huawei-begins-charging-patent-fees-apple

 

[qwerrty]

this is pure patent trolling. lol. samsung is laughing

an unknown Chinese company wants to make a fuss out of it```lol, sounds more like a commercial speculation to me rather than a patent dispute

the real war was fought between Huawei and Apple few years ago, and now they are finding a peace of by:
http://gbtimes.com/business/huawei-begins-charging-patent-fees-apple

huawei patents are real tech related to next-gen wireless communications where they've spent billions to develop. apple trolling other companies are mostly related to ux designs or shape of phone. apple fanbois think those are technologies

 

[TaiShang]

yeah cant you see both are nearly rounded rectangles, never mind the flash & mic position.

This is one way of chinese telling US that if you mess with us we will file patent law suits. Guess what will happen?

You see, it is all how you like to see things, right? It is definitely an early warning to the US which throwing challenges at many Chinese companies on arbitrary grounds.

This is just a small court but it may go to higher courts, as well.

It does not matter who is right or who is in the wrong. If the US harms China's corporate interests, China can respond in kind, and legally.

If this leads Apple to leave China market (which they won't dare in this world), that's only a blessing and perhaps a graceful exit for a company that is losing market share constantly to domestic rivals.

Joke of the Year,

Join Apple legal team.

this is pure patent trolling. lol. samsung is laughing


huawei patents are real tech related to next-gen wireless communications where they've spent billions to develop. apple trolling other companies are mostly related to ux designs or shape of phone. apple fanbois think those are technologies

Give Apple fanbois some light pink color with shiny logo, they will think they got the ultimate tech. lol.

 

[TechMan]

Americans getting the taste of their own medicine. Same treatment is given by US courts to foreign companies such as Samsung when they are against Apple.

 

[AndrewJin]

an unknown Chinese company wants to make a fuss out of it```lol, sounds more like a commercial speculation to me rather than a patent dispute

the real war was fought between Huawei and Apple few years ago, and now they are finding a peace of by:
http://gbtimes.com/business/huawei-begins-charging-patent-fees-apple

Smart move
Just pay the money to Huawei, all settled.

 

[gambit]

Am shocked....

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

You see, it is all how you like to see things, right? It is definitely an early warning to the US which throwing challenges at many Chinese companies on arbitrary grounds.

This is just a small court but it may go to higher courts, as well.

It does not matter who is right or who is in the wrong. If the US harms China's corporate interests, China can respond in kind, and legally.

If this leads Apple to leave China market (which they won't dare in this world), that's only a blessing and perhaps a graceful exit for a company that is losing market share constantly to domestic rivals.

What we are talking about is Apple leaving Chinese industry, which will indeed be a disaster for Chinese, because irrespective of the share of Apple, it is the premium most smartphone by a margin.

 

[Jlaw]

What we are talking about is Apple leaving Chinese industry, which will indeed be a disaster for Chinese, because irrespective of the share of Apple, it is the premium most smartphone by a margin.

The world know that Indian court have no balls to do anything to any foreign companies. Even the marines that killed your fishermen got off Scott free.

 

[sweetgrape]

The Indian is much more "exciting" than American, hehe.

What we are talking about is Apple leaving Chinese industry, which will indeed be a disaster for Chinese, because irrespective of the share of Apple, it is the premium most smartphone by a margin.

What kind of disaster? hehe, Apple produce Iphone or American produce iphone?

Find many you indian even don't know who produce the iphone, and think they will choose india after leaving China, without Iphone, Chinese will buy other phone, it is not something can't be replaceable, Chinese band are happy to replace it, market still there, as to job, still here.

 

[AndrewJin]

The world know that Indian court have no balls to do anything to any foreign companies. Even the marines that killed your fishermen got off Scott free.

They can flee from their own countries to be Amerio CEOs then.
But Trump unhappy, poor dude.

 

[Srinivas]

I welcome this move, westerners during colonization got the some of the knowledge and techniques from all over the world and repackaged them, then patented them to sell products branding them as their own.

But why miss the chance to troll chinese fakes?



Next what ?

BMW infringed chinese patent laws because they are using the same log as chinese automaker BYD?

Toyota infringed the patent of Geely ?

Panasonic infringed patent of Pansunic, they even copied chinese company logo.

http://izismile.com/2009/07/31/chinese_fake_brands_57_pics.html