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February 7, 2010 
Lately we got to know of Google Nexus being sued for using the name of its phone from an old English book of the title- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. (Check out the detailed story here- Nexus One Being Sued). Now its Apple’s turn. Yes, Apple is being sued by a Chinese company Shezhen Brother Industrial Co.
Why? Well, this Chinese company claims that Apple has copied its iPad design. (I know it’s become too messy. Sometime back, Nokia had filed a lawsuit against Apple claiming that Apple violated the patent rights; and Apple had got back with an equally strong claim.)
The Chinese company says they have had the patent rights since May 2009. Though they have claimed that iPad is their design, Shezhen Brother Industrial Co. is definite that they would not be able to do any damage to Apple and that they in all possibilities won’t win the case in US. So what is this Chinese company going to do?
Wait for the iPad to release in China!
Looks like Apple is having a hard time. At one side folks, to be more accurate- Apple fans, have knocked out the iPad for not meeting the Apple standards. And now it is the legal matter. But consider the fact, to a commoner legal issues would have been tough to get out of where as Apple doesn’t have much threat from being charged of copying an already patented idea. The major trouble that Apple will have is from its fans and general public who are the real Apple makers when it comes to the Smartphone sector.
Leaving aside the iPad talk oh how bad it is, let’s wait and watch the consequences of the Shezhen Brother Industrial Co. claim. And if Apple will ever launch iPad in China or not. Most probably Apple will. After all, China is such a huge market of cell phones and smart phones.
