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August 19, 1999: 10:31 p.m. ET
Apple files complaint against eMachines alleging copying of iMac
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NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Apple Computer Inc. filed a complaint against eMachines Inc. Thursday for copying the design of its popular iMac computer.
The complaint, which charges eMachines with illegally copying the iMac's design, asks for actual and punitive damages.
"There is an unlimited number of original designs that eMachines could have created for their computers, but instead they chose to copy Apple's designs," said Apple (AAPL) founder and interim CEO Steve Jobs.
Apple charges eMachines copied its design
eMachines was founded in 1998 as a joint venture between two Korean companies, PC maker TriGem Compute Inc. and monitor maker Korea Data Systems.
Trigem denied that it had illegally copied the Apple design.
"Design concepts in the information technology industry have been open in most areas," Trigem said in a statement.
"We have seriously reviewed the design of Apple's iMac before launching eOne PCs and also conducted a legal review before the launch," it said.
Trigem said it expects to "smoothly solve" the dispute with Apple Computer.
Earlier this month, eMachines, based in Irvine, Calif., launched a translucent blue personal computer that runs Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating systems and uses Intel Corp.'s Celeron processor.
Compaq Computer Corp. sued eMachines and its parent companies last month for patent infringement.
Trigem also rejected Compaq's claims, saying that lawsuit appeared aimed at stopping eMachines, which has enjoyed booming sales.
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