[A2k] Creative sues Apple, seeks iPod import ban

[Michelle Childs]

full story see:http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/05/16/creative_sues_apple/
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Creative sues Apple, seeks iPod import ban
 By Tony Smith - The  Register
16th May 2006 08:38 GMT
 <snip> Creative has at long last put its threats into action and slapped
rival MP3 player maker Apple with a lawsuit alleging the iPod violates
its intellectual property. It has also asked the US International Trade
Commission to ban imports of allegedly infringing products.

Apple has yet to respond to the complaint's filing.


Creative has been dropping hints about the prospect legal action ever
since it was granted a key user interface patent, number 6,928,433, in
August 2005. The patent covers the basics of a side-scrolling menu system
that allows the user to select a song. Creative first implemented the UI
concept in a machine that shipped September 2000. Apple's iPod didn't
debut until October 2001.

A year later, Apple filed a patent application to protect the iPod UI. Its
application was later rejected on the basis of prior art, a finding held
up at a subsequent Apple-instigate review.




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