After Apple's recent settlement over the iPad name with Chinese company Proview, other companies are using the opportunity to get a piece of the Apple pie.
According to a report by Chinese news service DSQQ, a Shanghai chemical company called Snow Leopard Household Chemical Co. Ltd. has accused Apple of not having the right to use the name "Snow Leopard" in China.
Apple's 2009 release of its Mac OS X 10.6 operating system went by the name Snow Leopard as well. It's most recent operating system due for release, Mac OS X 10.7, is named Mountain Lion.
The report says the Chinese company registered its name Xuebao, translated as Snow Leopard in English, over 10 years ago.
Xuebao's CEO further accused Apple of trying to register the Xuebao trademark in 2008, however Chinese legal experts do not believe that case will go far, as Apple did not end up using the word Xuebao to sell its product in China.
Xuebao uses both the Chinese and English translation of the word on their website to identify itself.
A Shanghai court has received and accepted the lawsuit and a hearing is scheduled for July 10.
Although Xuebao is following closely behind Apple's large payout to Proview, Xuebao is a bit less ambitious in its asking, as the company only requests 500,000 yen ($80,000) in damages and an official apology from Apple.
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