Japanese court found Apple guilty of plagiarism wheel Click Wheel
and ordered to pay the inventor , engineer Norihiko Saito , $ 3.4 million compensation for the use of its developments in the branded iPods iPod, - said the publication Patently Apple.
According to Patently Apple, the Supreme Court of Japan on Intellectual Property has upheld the decision of the Tokyo District Court , Apple has recognized in September 2013 guilty of copying the invention, 57 -year-old Japanese engineer. Verdict remains unchanged - as compensation Norihiko Saito (Norihiko Saito) will receive 330 million yen ($ 3.4 million ) .
As you know , Click Wheel - this sensory- mechanical control unit , which is one of the most recognizable design elements player iPod Nano and iPod Classic.
Recalls that the original Norihiko Saito demanded from Apple about 100 billion yen ($ 100 million ), but the court found this amount of compensation excessive.
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