Chinese MP3 manufacturer Luxpro has filed a causa against Apple claiming the Cupertino , Calif.-based company achieve its authorisation in the MP3 market through monopolistic behavior .
register in the United States District Court Western District of Arkansas , Luxpro says in the lawsuit that “ Apple has sought to stamp out the competition using various schemes ” and “ has repeatedly used unfair tactics against other modest manufacturer . ”
In 2005 Luxpro showed its newest product at the CeBit tradeshow in Germany . The “ Super Shuffle ” was a moment too much like Apple ’s iPod shuffle and Apple put on for and won injunctive relief from a German tourist court . Luxpro afterward renamed and relaunched the intersection under the Super Tangent name .
“ Apple , as part of its outline to squelch a rival , then sued Luxpro in Taiwan alleging that the show of the Super Tangent , EZ Tangent , and Top Tangent closely resemble the iPod shuffle , ” the suit reads . “ Through a clearly one - sided submission by Apple when the case was filed , Apple was able-bodied to win over a Chinese court to enter a preliminary injunction that disallow Luxpro from manufacturing , distributing and marketing any of its MP3 products . ”
Even though Luxpro come through the vitrine on ingathering , the company claims that “ Apple ’s illegitimate legal scheme get Luxpro to lose valuable market opportunity and a considerable amount of product orders . ”
Luxpro also claims that Apple applied pressure sensation to its business organisation partner demanding they stop doing business with Luxpro .
Luxpro is seek a jury trial and punitive damages “ to penalize the behavior of the Defendant and to deter others from similar conduct . ”
This is n’t Luxpro ’s first case against Apple . The company sued Apple in 2005 for $ 100 million claiming lost sales .
