Luxpro wins legal battle with Apple, plans to countersue for $100m
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Luxpro, the Taiwan-based company known for its iPod shuffle knock-off, says it has won a lawsuit filed against it by Apple, and now plans to countersue the iPod maker for $100 million in damages. We plan to sue Apple in a Taiwanese court before the end of the month and demand $100 million in compensation for the revenues we have lost due to their abuse of their global power, Wu Fu-chin, Luxpro chairman, told the Financial Times.
In early 2005, Luxpro introduced a digital audio player that was nearly indistinguishable from Apples first-generation iPod shuffle. The Super Shuffle, later renamed the Super Tangent, had the same measurements, weight and overall designincluding the control pad, backside slider switches and USB port coverof the iPod shuffle. It also came in 512MB and 1GB sizes like the Apple player.
In August 2005, Apple sought and received an injunction to stop sales of the Luxpro player from the Shihlin District Court in Taipei. Luxpro appealed and won subsequent lawsuits in the Taiwan High Court and the Taiwan Supreme Court. Last month, the Shihlin District Court lifted the original injunction, stating that the appearances of the two products are significantly dissimilar.
Re: Luxpro wins legal battle with Apple, plans to countersue for $100m
Interesting.
Pretty lame that Apple actually had them stop making them just because they look the same.
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Ya, good. Although it seems like that would further damage Luxpro, since it takes a lot of time and money to sue, especially a corporation like Apple, but meh.
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Originally Posted by putis616
Ya, good. Although it seems like that would further damage Luxpro, since it takes a lot of time and money to sue, especially a corporation like Apple, but meh.
Well, think about it. First, They will get all the money lost back through the sue. Also, it does one major thing - it makes Apple look bad. Big company tries to kill smaller company for something that just looks like one of their products? Without my preexisting hate for Apple, this would make me not like them.
What do you do to a company when you don't like them? You don't buy from them.
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Originally Posted by Pierce28
Well, think about it. First, They will get all the money lost back through the sue. Also, it does one major thing - it makes Apple look bad. Big company tries to kill smaller company for something that just looks like one of their products? Without my preexisting hate for Apple, this would make me not like them.
What do you do to a company when you don't like them? You don't buy from them.
True, but that's assuming they win, and not waste time, money, and resources on a long legal battle for nothing.
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Luxpro wins legal battle with Apple, plans to countersue for $100m
