In the news: Apple receives a patent violation ruling, labor groups criticize Disney for its suppliers' working conditions and the CSRC gets tough on IPOs
June 22, 2016 | BY
Katherine Jo &clp articlesThis week the Beijing IP Office said Apple's iPhone 6 infringed design patents held by a local company, complaints of labor law violations at Disney's suppliers surfaced and the CSRC tightened scrutiny over initial and backdoor listings
The Beijing Intellectual Property Office has slapped Apple Inc. with a patent violation on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, ruling in favor of a small local company. The IP office said on Friday the two iPhone models infringe on design patent rights due to similarities to Shenzhen Baili's 100C phone. Apple said it has appealed an administrative order from a regional patent tribunal in Beijing that is pending review by the Beijing IP court. Many have jumped on the move as another big setback for Cupertino, California-based Apple, especially as it follows regulators blocking the iTunes book and movie services in April, and the Beijing court allowing a local accessories maker to continue using the iPhone trademark for its leather purses last month. All of Apple's iPhones are still available for sale in China, and though this is an administrative order (and only covers Beijing), many court decisions that have ruled in favor of local companies against MNCs have been overturned at higher levels.
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