David vs Goliath - Apple Sued
01.05.07 - 11:14am
This is what Luxpro is touting on their website as they claim victory over Apple and rejoice by filing a 100 million dollar lawsuit against the high-profile conglomerate.
The dispute between the two companies began back in 2005 when Apple filed petition against Luxpro claiming their MP3 players looked too much like the Shuffle and violated laws concerning duplication. At the time the Taiwanese court agreed as Luxpro could not remember where the design idea had come from. Luxpro waited a year filing appeal after appeal until finally winning in district court. Luxpro stated in papers that “This belated verdict, was without doubt justice well deserved.”
Luxpro is asking for the 100 million in damages due to lost sales since the ban on their products was instated. They also said Apple directly or indirectly through distributors, approached electronic sales stores, issuing stern warning and demanding all Luxpro players removed from the shelves immediately. They supposedly followed with threats to withdraw all iPod products and take legal measures if this was not done.
