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I got sued once in a similar way, for an app a competitor claimed copied their UI and violated trade dress, copyright etc. Apple didn't pull our app though, and
by applelovesme 14y ago
I got sued once in a similar way, for an app a competitor claimed copied their UI and violated trade dress, copyright etc. Apple didn't pull our app though, and it seems so fraught that Apple is making legal judgments both ways.
Our competitor sent a complaint to Apple, so we re-assured Apple, sued the complaining company, they counter-sued, and eventually settled.
The suit cost about 20k and we made minor changes to the app UI as a result. Waste of time and money for everyone.
Throwaway account and no other details because I'm under NDA.
- robterrell 14y agoI've posted here about my similar case before. I spent easily as much on lawyers fighting a frivolous copyright claim against my app, and after initially prevailing, the other guy simply moved jurisdictions and started over. This was two years ago, so things might have changed, but Apple was patient and did not pull my app while the legal process was in motion.