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International Trade Commission Investigates Apple
Tuesday, June 13th, 2006 at 3:00 PM - by Jeff Gamet
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is looking in to claims by Creative that Apple is violating MP3 player-related patents it owns. Creative, the maker of the Nomad and Zen portable MP3 players, says that Apple is using patented interface elements in the iPod without permission. The company hopes to get a permanent cease and desist order and exclusion order against Apple, according to CNET News.
The two companies have been launching legal attacks on each other that allege patent violations. Creative filed a suit against Apple in May for patent infringement. Apple countered with its own suit claiming that Creative was violating iPod patents it holds. Apple followed up with a suit claiming that Creative was violating patents related to the use of icons, and displaying and editing data.
Apple currently holds the majority of the portable MP3 player market with its iPod product line. Creative is a distant second, and is hoping to take some of the iPod market for itself.
Potentially, the ITC could prohibit Apple from importing iPods from manufacturing facilities outside of the United States once it finishes its 12 to 15 month investigation. Based on Apple's complaints, however, the MP3 players from Creative could be blocked, too.
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