Apple wins a trademark lawsuit against Xiaomi in Europe

06 December 2017
The EU General Court ruled that people might mistake the Mi Pad with the iPad.

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Anonymous, 22 Dec 2017In fact people named multiple things repeatedly. You are ap... moreNobody has named a single thing yet. You didn't either.

It's easy to mindlessly bash a brand. But when asked for details, its suddenly not so easy any more.

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    • 22 Dec 2017

    Johnny, 19 Dec 2017What did apple steal and copy??? Hmmm. NFC, Wireless chargi... moreTheir designs, most of the tech they use, the names iphone and ipad....just to name a few.

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      • 22 Dec 2017

      FinnishInquisition, 12 Dec 2017Really? What did Apple steal and copy? Nobody has been able... moreIn fact people named multiple things repeatedly. You are apparently purposefully ignoring anything that destroys your false logic.
      And simply anyone that knows a single thing on the topics at hand knows apple copied plenty.
      And for you thats not amazing. Thats quite basic of you to act like this. Very typical and fan based fallacies.

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        • 19 Dec 2017

        What did apple steal and copy??? Hmmm. NFC, Wireless charging, Notification bar, Samsungs screen on iPhone X to name but a few.

          Anonymous, 12 Dec 2017Everyone copied apple....maybe in the sense that they all c... moreReally? What did Apple steal and copy? Nobody has been able to name a single thing so far. It's amazing.

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            • 12 Dec 2017

            FinnishInquisition, 09 Dec 2017Xerox were pioneers. You could just as well claim Microsoft... moreEveryone copied apple....maybe in the sense that they all copy from each other...But nowhere near to the extent apple copied and stole from everyone else.
            Reality and facts....You should try them some time.

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              • 12 Dec 2017

              FinnishInquisition, 08 Dec 2017In modern times no company could expect to call itself "App... moreSo you are just a deluded apple fan

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                • 12 Dec 2017

                opt, 10 Dec 2017Business business business nothing else folks.Greed and lies. Nothing else.

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                  • 10 Dec 2017

                  Business business business nothing else folks.

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                    • 09 Dec 2017

                    chinese is the big copycat

                      Anonymous, 09 Dec 2017Ui from symbian and Xerox era? Cellphone tech from Qualcomm... moreXerox were pioneers. You could just as well claim Microsoft, Google, etc stole/copied from Xerox. In the same spirit, every single company today copied from Apple with their smartphones, ultrabooks, design languages, etc.

                      Oh, and what "cellphone tech from Qualcomm" has Apple been copying?
                      I'm assuming you're referring to the ongoing legal battle between the two corporations, in which both sides are suing each other for patent infringements? Apple is also suing Qualcomm for operating an illegal business model, etc?
                      It's an unsettled legal matter, and you could just as well say Qualcomm copied tech from Apple.

                      Remember when there were massive patent battles waged between Samsung, Nokia and Apple? That's basically what's happening now. Apple is sick of Qualcomm trying to double-dip, Qualcomm wants to strike back at Apple for starting a dispute with them, Apple ups the anti by counter-suing, etc. It'll go on for years, and so far Qualcomm is losing.

                      As for the Corephotonics lawsuit? They literally patented things such as using two cameras with different focal lengths. That's a ridiculously broad patent that will never hold up in court. Patents need to be specific to actually be viable. They'll lose in court, their "patent" will be invalidated and the world will go on.

                      Corephotonics also claim all iPhone users are committing copyright infringement for buying iPhones. That's how ridiculous Corephotonics are.

                      So yes, you do need to start listing cases of designs, tech and CPU ideas Apple has been copying. Because so far your list contains 0 such examples.

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 09 Dec 2017

                        FinnishInquisition, 08 Dec 2017In modern times no company could expect to call itself "App... moreUi from symbian and Xerox era? Cellphone tech from Qualcomm? Dual camera tech from Israeli corp. Need I start listing it?

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                          Striker, 08 Dec 2017Go for it, EU! All the yellowish brands should be punished ... moreAnd iOS for copying Simbyan and other earlier intents from non Apple brands

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                            • 08 Dec 2017

                            FinnishInquisition, 08 Dec 2017In modern times no company could expect to call itself "App... moreExactly on point.

                            And yes, the mi Pad is a 98% copy of the iPad.

                              Anonymous, 08 Dec 2017And if it were the other way around right now apple would b... moreIn modern times no company could expect to call itself "Apple", no. That's because Apple Inc has become one of the largest corporations in the world. That's a bit different from a little-known record label that hadn't done anything since the time of Beatles.

                              And the Xiaomi is a rip-off in both name and design:
                              miPad: https://i.imgur.com/Xu7ZvaP.jpg
                              iPad: https://i.imgur.com/3bxpnVw.jpg

                              Apparently I understand intellectual property and business far better than you, since my opinion is in line with the courts. Yours is not.

                              Now please, be specific. What designs did Apple copy? What tech and CPU ideas did they copy? What names did they steal from popular products? I want an answer to all four.

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                                • 08 Dec 2017

                                FinnishInquisition, 07 Dec 2017What? https://i.imgur.com/UszvAFr.png Completely indi... moreAnd if it were the other way around right now apple would be insanely after them to sue them with a vengeance! And you would be here with others to say apple has every right look how much a copy it is. And that is actually way more a copy than this. Which is not even remotely a copy.
                                Because unlike most others apple copies pretty much everything. Flat out stole the names, copied the company name, copied designs and tech ideas and the whole shabam. Was even copying cpu ideas until the last few years.
                                You dont understand intellectual or business at all. Just lies and greed.

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                                  • 08 Dec 2017

                                  Go for it, EU! All the yellowish brands should be punished for plagiarism beginning with Samsung, huyavey, etc. and Google for copying iOS.

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                                    • 08 Dec 2017

                                    Simon, 07 Dec 2017I know it's easy to hate on iPad, but the Chinese makers ar... moreAny tablet that is normal shape and sized looks alike. Then sue the ones that are actually copying design details...Then again apple does the same thing because thats what they all do.
                                    Its only an issue if its done to apple though...Even though thats how they get almost everything.
                                    And this is not even close to copying the name or design. Its just a tablet.

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                                      • 08 Dec 2017

                                      Anonymous, 07 Dec 2017Don't bother trying to reply to this kind of people. They d... moreAnd then there are people like you that think you have to do your research to be able to tell the difference between two different things and words.....
                                      Well apparently thats not basic knowledge. Thank you for blowing my mind.
                                      Unless you were implying about ones like you and them that need to research apple stealing thing very names they use. Where this is nothing like that all.
                                      Again. Not our fault you two talk like some sh33p.

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                                        • 08 Dec 2017

                                        FinnishInquisition, 07 Dec 2017I've been called a Sony fanboy, a Nokia fanboy and an LG fa... moreThey didnt send personal insults. They pointed out the situation.
                                        Its pretty bad that you would be so off on your points that you are taken as a fanboy if not.
                                        Its not our fault your a defending stup1d1ty. You did that on your own.