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       Chinese company sues Apple for patent infringement with Siri
       By: Apple Team Date: April 2, 2013, 9:36 am
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       Chinese company sues Apple for patent infringement with Siri
       Apple showed up in a Shanghai court on Wednesday on the
       receiving end of a patent suit, with a Chinese company alleging
       that theSiri digital assistant featured in iPhones and iPads is
       based on software that infringes its patents.
       Zhi Zhen Network Technology filed a Chinese patent application
       for its Xiao i Robot software in 2004, and that that patent was
       granted in 2006. Like Siri, Xiao i Robot featuresvoice
       interactions, with the ability to answer questions and hold
       simpleconversations.
       Zhi Zhen has released versions of Xiao i Robot for the web,
       Android, Windows Phone, desktops, and Apple's iOS.The firm
       claims its technology has more than100 million users in China,
       with companies such as China Mobile, China Telecom, and a number
       of major banks featuring Xiao i Robot.
       Zhi Zhen launched its suit in July of last year, shortly after
       Siri became available in China. Lawyers representing thefirm
       told AFP that the ZhiZhen's goal is to get Apple to stop
       infringing, but that a monetary settlement could be a
       possibility.
       "The company will ask Apple to stop manufacturing and
       sellingproducts using its patent rights, once Apple's
       infringement is confirmed," said Si Weijiang, a Zhi Zhen lawyer.
       "We don't excludethe possibility of demanding compensation in
       the future."
       Apple's Wednesday court appearance was a part ofpre-trial
       proceedings. The full case is slated for a July hearing,
       according to Zhi Zhen spokespersons. The two companies will in
       the near future exchange evidence at a pre-trial hearing.
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