Chinese Maker of iPhone 5 Knockoff Threatens to Sue Apple

Here’s a story that’s so crazy that I checked to make sure it wasn’t written by The Onion.

Do you recall all those leaked iPhone parts from the past few months? One Chinese phone maker was inspired to release their own knockoff of the new iPhone, and it hit the market last week. The Goophone i5 device runs Android, and while it doesn’t look all that much like the new iPhone, it does have one truly odd quirk.

According to Chinese sources, Goophone is claiming to already have a patent on the design.

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