The iPhone 6s model is one of two models accused by Shenzhen Baili Marketing Services of patent infringement (Photo : Getty Images/John Gress)
Apple is a big company that deals with a lot of legal problems such as patent issues. Right now, it faces a dilemma involving a patent infringement issue against Baili Marketing Services, a company that has been found to be 'barely existing'.
Shenzhen Baili Marketing Services Inc. claiming that Apple had copied the design of its Baili 100C smartphone and used it on the iPhone 6/ 6 Plus, The Beijing Morning Post reported.
The Beijing Intellectual Property Office issued an injunction, ordering Apple to be taken off store shelves in Beijing. Apple appealed the ruling and continues to offer the iPhone 6/ 6 Plus through Beijing stores.
The row is seen as a backbreaker for Apple as it stands to lose a big market unless it settles the lawsuit. However a new twist has been brought, Wall Street Journal has learned.
It turns out that the Shenzhen Baili Marketing Services Inc. is nothing more than a company that barely exists, technically classified as another patent trolling group. Its parent company (Digione) is no different.
Further to the report, it was revealed that Digione has been out of the market for more than a year now and the prime reason for such was because the company was notorious for “buggy devices”.
Despite the discovery, the issue at hand is patent infringement. Like it or not, this serves as another patent-related problem that Apple will have to overcome.
As far as Digione lawyer Andy Yang is concerned, the company will continue to pursue the case that was originally filed back in December of 2014.With that said, Apple finds its back against the wall. China is a big market it cannot afford to shun. Alread dealing with low sales, potentially losing China will be another big blow.
On the other end, Digione and Shenzhen Baili Marketing Services Inc. could strike it big if they win the case. It could be the opportunity they would need to resurrect its business. Tech News today tackles on the latest issue Apple has to deal with in the video below.
