A Shenzhen electronic component maker filed a lawsuit against the company Apple. ProIt declares that the Cupertino company's mandatory certification program is a form of unfair competition in the data cable market.
Pisen, a company that sells technology accessories such as data cables, chargers and power banks, said on its Weibo account that the Beijing Intellectual Property Office had accepted the lawsuit. Pisen said AppLu is demanding that it stop its “unfair” business practices and is demanding 1 yuan as nominal compensation for economic losses. According to Pisen, the company’s mandatory certification program Apple does not guarantee safer products, but harms fair competition in the Chinese electronic computer marketonenty.
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The mentioned program AppYou may also know it as "made for iPod/iPhone/iPad". Pro For the Cupertino giant, this is a profitable business, but for third-party accessory manufacturers it means high fees for certifying their products. The damage that Apple products caused by the use of non-certified accessories, the warranty does not apply.
In filing the lawsuit, Pisen said that Apple repeatedly filed complaints against Chinese e-commerce platforms, claiming that Pisen had infringed patents Applu, obtained in Europe, which led to the removal of Pisen products from these platforms.
In a court filing, Pisen said that Apple has repeatedly filed complaints against e-commerce platforms in China, alleging that Pisen infringed on the company's patents Apple, which were acquired in Europe, resulting in the removal of Pisen products from these platforms. Apple according to the company's statement, Pisen has repeatedly rejected its request for certification without giving reasons. Pisen claims that Apple uses its dominant market position to violate fair competition.
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"Apple is one of the largest companies in the world. But big companies should not do things that harm consumers,” Pisen Chairman Zhao Guocheng said in a statement. Apple but it is not the only company to introduce a mandatory certification program for third-party manufacturers – it is a fairly common practice in the technology industry.
"Pro "It is common for small and medium-sized Chinese supplement manufacturers not to participate in the certification program because the fees associated with certification are high, but for large companies like Pisen, it is quite unusual to see repeated applications for certification and repeated rejections," Zhao said in an interview with the South China Morning Post.
Pisen is one of the largest manufacturers of data cables in China and is particularly popular due to its low prices compared to certified products sold through the company's official channels Apple. She has not commented on the lawsuit yet.
Source: Business Insider
