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Apple files lawsuit against New York teenager

Lawyers of Apple Inc. filed a lawsuit against Fei Lam, a 17-year-old teenager, who sold white iPhone part kits illegally online.

According to The Observer in late 2010, Lam, a Queens high school student, acquired white iPhone parts from Foxconn Technology’s workers and sold them on the Internet without Apple permission.

The parts were originally placed on hold by Apple because Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, was not satisfied with the quality of the parts.

Within the first few months after Lam opened his business, whiteiphone4now.com, the teenager reported earning more than $130,000, and $30,000-$40,000 personally. If his business continued, he could have made enough money to pay for his college.

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Apple files trademark infringement against WhiteiPhone4Now website

Apple’s legal team finally caught up with Fei Lam, the teenager from New York who was selling white iPhone 4 conversion kits, and filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against him.

Lam claimed to be getting white iPhone 4 parts directly from Foxconn and was reselling them on his website, whiteiphone4now.com, for US$279. He supposedly raked in over $130,000 from his endeavor until a “private investigator”, thought to be hired by Apple, accused him of selling stolen goods.

The trademark lawsuit was filed and voluntarily dismissed in one motion suggesting Apple and Lam reached some type of settlement. Lam is likely out of business as the wording of the dismissal leaves the door open for Apple to refile the claim in the future.

[Thanks: http://www.tuaw.com]