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Apple files suit against unauthorized iPod and iPhone accessory makers

Often on the receiving end of lawsuits, Apple also won't hesitate to take third parties to court as evidenced by a recent lawsuit wherein Apple accuses a number of companies of manufacturing unauthorized accessories such as chargers and speakers for devices like the iPod and iPhone.

By Yoni Heisler on Sat, 07/31/10 - 5:48pm.

One of the advantages to being a tax attorney, so they say, is that you'll never run out of work or clients. After all, people will always need help with taxable financial transactions. Similarly, it would appear that working in Apple's legal department would provide comparable job security.

Often on the receiving end of lawsuits, Apple also won't hesitate to take third parties to court as evidenced by a recent lawsuit wherein Apple accuses a number of companies of manufacturing unauthorized accessories such as chargers and speakers for devices like the iPod and iPhone. The suit was filed on July 22 in federal court in San Francisco.

Apple notes in its complaint that "many are of inferior quality and reliability, raising significant concerns over compatibility with and damage to Apple’s products." In one specific example, Apple cites a user comment detailing an unauthorized charger that actually drained a users iPod instead of re-charging it.

Some of the companies named in the suit include Accstation, Boxware Corporation, Crazyondigital, and United Integral. Moving forward, the list of companies may expand from 6 to 20.

via Bloomberg