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Creative Files Suit, Trade Complaint Against Apple

Via Reuters.

Creative Technology Ltd. , the distant No. 2 to Apple Computer Inc. in the music player market, on Monday said it filed patent complaints against Apple in federal court and with a U.S. trade agency.

Singapore-based Creative also said it had filed a lawsuit against Cupertino, California-based Apple in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging violation of the company's "Zen" patent.

The U.S. Patent Office issued the Zen patent to Creative on August 9, 2005. Creative said it covers the software menus users navigate to find and play back music on most portable digital media players, including Creative's Zen and Nomad brands as well as Apple iPod devices.

posted by Fergie @ 5/15/2006 03:54:00 PM