Apple sued Apple's unspecified Apple product repair company but loses it

byAaron Paxson

Apple says that repairing its own products such as the iPhone should be asked for "regular repair service", but since regular repair services are sometimes charged for expensive repair fees, they are subject to Apple's approval There are suppliers worldwide who repair Apple products. In 2017 Apple has has claimed the settlement as "infringing Apple's trademark" to the Norwegian repairers, as a result of Apple where the repairer is against has filed a lawsuit, Apple side was defeated.

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Henrik Hughes Bay, who runs a small electronic equipment repair business in Norway, imported 63 replacement screens for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s from Asia, Norwegian customs authorities said "This screen forged Apple products It seems he seized it and reported it to Apple. So, Apple asked Mr. Hughes Bay to submit a repair invoice, a list of repaired products, a copy of materials on screen purchase, etc., and then settled a settlement of 27,700 NOK (about 380,000 yen) I requested it.

In response to this settlement offer, Mr. Hughes Bay hired a lawyer and showed a stance of thorough anti-warfare. "Apple made every claim to me and I was hoping to smoothly sign and pay the settlement.The excellent lawyer I asked will understand this problem well and investigate, Hughes Bay said, "Apple has filed a lawsuit against Mr. Hughes Bay, who refused to settle.

In the court held in Norway, the Apple side fought with five attorneys but the Apple side lost the case. Apple said that he appealed to the higher court, but it is unknown whether the court will accept the appeal for now. Mr. Hughes Bay's case seems to be a good news for third-party repair companies around the world threatened by Apple wanting to monopolize Apple product repair market.

byMaia Weinstock

Currently, only Apple shops registered as "certified service providers" and licensed repair companies have provided genuine replacement parts, and repair agents pay parts to Apple for fee It is. Apple does not want anyone other than authorized repairmen to get the parts, but "Everyone has the right to repair products possessed by anyone"The move which insists strongly is also active, and it seems that Apple trying to grab the repair market with that hand is placed in a difficult situation.

Since Apple does not sell genuine parts other than authorized repairmen, third-party repairers are acquiring "gray zone" parts. Parts of the gray zone "Fail from the back of the truck during transportation" "Missing for some reason from the production line" "Quality test rejected" In addition, a factory not related to Apple made Although copy products are included, the legal position of gray zone parts is ambiguous in each country as it is now.

Generally agreed as "Parts of gray zone selling as Apple's genuine products are illegal," and although the screen imported by Mr. Hughes Bay had Apple's logo, cloth impregnated with alcohol I tried to wipe the logo with it, it seems that I could remove the logo. The Norwegian court says, "As long as Apple's logo is not used, Norwegian repairers can purchase screens that are compatible with Apple products and use them for repair without legal problems," Hughes Bay I did not admit that I infringed Apple 's rights.

byJosh C

Mr. Hughes Bay's lawyer stated that people have the right to repair Apple products in ways other than regular service, saying "Apple does not possess the product after the sale of the product." It is.