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"iPod" — made you look? Well, pretty much everywhere you look, you see an iPod. You mention portable MP3 player http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_player to anyone, the first word out of their mouth is usually iPod. iPods have pretty much taken over the portable music player industry.
ZoomLuxpro, a Taiwanese manufacturer, has filed a lawsuit against Apple http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc. claiming the California based company gained its market dominance through monopolistic behavior. The suit was filed in the United States District Court — Arkansas. Luxpro claims in the lawsuit that "Apple has sought to stamp out the competition using various schemes" and "has repeatedly used unfair tactics against other smaller manufacturers."
Back in 2005, Luxpro showcased its ’Super Shuffle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuffling ’ device at CeBit. The device apparently looked too much like Apple’s iPod shuffle and Apple applied for and won injunction relief from a German court. Luxpro then later renamed the device under the ‘Super Tangent’ name.
"Apple, as part of its scheme to squash a competitor, then sued Luxpro in Taiwan alleging that the appearance of the Super Tangent, EZ Tangent, and Top Tangent closely resembled the iPod shuffle," the lawsuit reads. "Through a clearly one-sided submission by Apple when the lawsuit was filed, Apple was able to convince a Taiwanese court to enter a preliminary injunction that prohibited Luxpro from manufacturing, distributing and marketing any of its MP3 products." Luxpro won the case on appeal — claims "Apple’s unlawful legal strategy caused Luxpro to lose valuable market opportunities and a considerable amount of product orders."
Luxpro also claims that Apple applied pressure to its business partners demanding they stop doing business with Luxpro. Luxpro is currently seeking a jury trial and punitive damages "to punish the conduct of the Defendant and to deter others from similar conduct."
