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Title: Chinese phone vendor claims Apple's iPhone 6 looks too similar
Post by: HCK on December 03, 2014, 03:00:23 am
Chinese phone vendor claims Apple's iPhone 6 looks too similar

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Few have probably heard about Digione, but one of the Chinese company’s latest products looks quite similar to the iPhone 6, and could potentially spark a patent dispute with Apple.</p><p>
The little-known Chinese smartphone maker revealed Monday it sent a letter to Apple in September, claiming that the iPhone 6 may infringe on a company-registered patent.</p><p>
The patent (http://www.scribd.com/doc/248912813/2014300091139) in question covers a mobile phone design that features an exterior look very similar to the iPhone 6’s. Digione’s subsidiary applied for the patent in January and the company was granted the patent in July, according to China’s State Intellectual Property Office.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2854252/apples-iphone-6-may-face-patent-dispute-from-chinese-vendor-with-lookalike-device.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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