Chinese Authors Win IPR Infringement Suit against Apple
The Beijing News, 12/28/12
The Beijing No.2 Intermediate People's Court has ruled in favor of the Chinese Authors Alliance (CAA) in its IPR infringement lawsuit against Apple, ordering Apple to cease and desist and pay RMB 412,000 in damages and RMB 180,000 in legal fees to the eight writers behind the suit.
An Apple representative said that after further deliberations the company will determine whether to appeal the ruling. Wang Guohua, representative of the CAA, said that while the ruling showed Apple was solely responsible for the infringement, the compensation limit is clearly too low and the CAA would consider an appeal arguing that the decision did not adequately consider the market value of the works in question and the profits reaped by Apple.
The court began hearing the case, which involved 34 separate works and a claim for over RMB 10 mln in damages, in October 2012.
Editor's Note: For more background on this topic, please see "No Verdict Yet on Apple Copyright Infringement Case" MD 10/12/12 issue.
Keywords: Chinese Authors Alliance Wang Guohua IPR infringement wireless copyright Apple Beijing No.2 Intermediate People's Court litigation penalty law
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