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Killing the iClones - Apple actsTue, 04/22/2008 - 08:03 — Andy Space
It appears firms are both supplying iClones to the Chinese market and distributing them into markets outside of China. Under no choice but to protect its trademarks, Apple is forcing them to stop with heavy threats. Apple is hitting them with the abuse of patents, passing off and similarity between the iPhone and the products the cloners are putting out. Apple's serious about closing iCloners down. The company is reportedly demanding they cease manufacturing and distribution of these non-Apple products, requiring they hand over any stock in hand, supply supplier details and is demanding contributions toward legal expenses, as well as damages. At least one unlicensed iCloner complains Apple's actions have sent them into bankruptcy (though quite why they felt making iPhone clones was a valid business plan in the first place escapes us here). A report explains Apple's legal action against one iCloner, Digital Playworld. In order to avoid an expensive court case, that company's Simon Rimmer reached an out of court deal: "I had to take several undertakings, which included amongst other things: Remove all said items from my site (or any other sites) and stop selling them. Sign an oath that I would not offer to sell, market, import or stock any products which are strikingly similar in design to Apple’s registered designs. Deliver to Apple’s legal team all remaining products in my possession, suppliers details, prices paid for them, numbers imported, marketed and sold." Rimmer had to contribute to Apple's legal expenses and damages.
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ITS ASS KICKING TIME! I can
ITS ASS KICKING TIME!
I can see it now, SJ breeding a race of super lawyers to crush anyone who stands in his way.... how very james bond villain, i bet he lives in a hollowed out volcano too
Awww
I was hopin' it was peanut buttah jelly time. With a baseball bat.
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Go Apple! It's your birthday! We gonna party! Cause its your birthday.
What? I am a dork (what, someone who reads a technoblog is a dork, get outta town!)
What about...
...the new LG phones and other coat-tail riders who are making blatant iPhone rip-offs?
Woo-Freakin'-Hoo!
Fuckin' finally!....I was wondering why the hell they did nothing about this...hooray for apple!...now let us do what we want with our beautiful, REAL, iPhones, Dammit!
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