Apple Sues Amazon Supplier Over Fake iPhone Chargers
In a federal lawsuit filed this week, Apple asserted that nearly all the iPhones, chargers and cables it surreptitiously purchased from online retailer Amazon were fakes, according to a Computerworld report.
Reporter Gregg Keizer quoted the complaint: “As part of its ongoing brand protection efforts, [Apple] has purchased well over 100 iPhone devices, Apple power products, and Lightning cables sold as genuine by sellers on Amazon.com and delivered through Amazon’s ‘Fulfillment by Amazon’ program. Apple’s internal examination and testing for these products revealed almost 90% of these products are counterfeit.”
Apple sued Mobile Star, a New York-based former Amazon supplier. The plaintiff said it purchased iPhone-related products that were advertised by Amazon as genuine Apple gear, complete with Apple copyrighted images and sometimes in packaging copied from real Apple accessories.