Apple Demands Suppliers to Halt Sales of Unauthorized Chargers
"AIA has become aware of efforts by Apple Inc., to protect its intellectual property rights in certain products, namely an 8-pin and 30-pin connection system," Tom Lehr, AIA's chief financial officer said in an e-mail to its members yesterday. "Apple’s actions have come in the form of a letter sent to suppliers, requesting, amongst other things, that the supplier stop offering for sale the infringing products, [reveal] the identity and locations of manufacturers of the infringing products, and [provide] details of the supplier’s sales of all infringing products."
Amanda L. Cole is the editor-in-chief of NonProfit PRO. She was formerly editor-in-chief of special projects for NonProfit PRO's sister publication, Promo Marketing. Contact her at acole@napco.com.