Siri is banned in China and almost all Apple products such as iPhone and iPad may be locked out

A Chinese technology company sued Apple for 'Siri infringes on its patents.' The Chinese company is seeking damages of approximately 151 billion yen, as well as suspension of manufacturing and sales of products using Siri.

Shanghai Xiaoi Robot Technology Co. Ltd posted in LinkedIn

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According to the Wall Street Journal, Chinese technology company Shanghai Zhizhen Network Technology Co (Xiao-i) said on Monday, August 3, 2020, ``iPhone, iPad, etc. He claimed that he had infringed the patent of his own virtual architecture, 'Siri-like virtual assistant,' and filed a claim for damages of about $1.43 billion (about 151 billion yen) against Apple in a trial. thing. Xiao-i also called on Apple to use the patent in question and stop manufacturing and selling related products.

Xiao-i first sued Apple in 2012, and both have been in court for eight years. The June ruling found that 'Xiao-i owns a patent for a virtual assistant in China.'

However, according to former Chinese judge Fang Jianwei, the trial cannot be said to be 'a complete victory for Xiao-i.' Jianwei says that injunctions for product sales in China are demanding and rarely accepted. The Supreme People's Court of China also found that Xiao-i's patent was valid, but believed the technologies behind Xiao-i's patent and Apple's patent to be different, so immediately after the ruling in China It seems unlikely that Siri will be banned.

Apple has faced numerous patent litigation suits for damages, including Xiao-i. Patent troll is often done by the method of 'buying a patent from an inventor before acquiring a patent for a technology developed by a large company', and Apple's best defense is 'the patent itself is invalid There is to prove. Apple tried this method in a June trial, but it was not approved. Trials in China are often found to favor Chinese companies over foreign companies, says Apple information site 9to5Mac .

In addition, Apple is poised to fight further in court.