Apple Secures Worldwide Injunctions Against Daewoo and eMachines

CUPERTINO, California—March 8, 2000—Apple® today announced that it has successfully concluded its iMac™ trade dress infringement cases against Daewoo and eMachines by securing worldwide injunctions that prevent the two companies from manufacturing, distributing, selling or promoting their respective computers, E-Power and eOne. The case against Daewoo was settled after the U.S. Federal Court in San Jose entered a preliminary injunction barring the sale of Daewoo's E-Power computers that copied the design of Apple's award-winning iMac computer. The Court also granted an injunction against Future Power's distribution or sale of the E-Power computer.

In January, Apple settled its iMac trade dress litigation with K.K. Sotec in Japan. Under the terms of the settlement, Sotec is prohibited from manufacturing, selling or exporting the eOne personal computer. That settlement was reached after the Tokyo District Court issued a preliminary injunction against Sotec on September 20, 1999.