MEIZU controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Meizu fined for false advertising
Fine or penalty
Zhuhai Meizu Technology Co., Ltd. was fined 25,200 yuan by the Zhuhai market supervision authority after the authority determined that advertisements in some built-in apps on Meizu 18 and 18 Pro phones did not match the company's claim that its system had no ads.
Company response
Remediation — 魅族
并已经于11月4日认真整改完毕
Source excerpt
11月4日，珠海市魅族科技有限公司的魅族18和18PRO系列手机内的“天气计步器”等系统自带应用中，出现广告推送，与该公司宣传的“三零系统”中无广告的描述不符。
已构成违法发布虚假广告的行为
珠海市市场监督管理局对珠海市魅族科技有限公司罚款25200元。
2020
Beijing court rules in HTC patent cases against Meizu and Gionee
Ruling
The Beijing Intellectual Property Court ruled that the Meizu Note5 and Gionee M6 infringed the patent at issue and ordered the defendants to stop the infringement and pay a total of RMB 6.5 million in damages and reasonable expenses.
Source excerpt
近日，北京知识产权法院一审审结原告宏达国际电子股份有限公司诉珠海市魅族科技有限公司、深圳市金立通信设备有限公司侵害发明专利权纠纷两案，认定两案被诉魅蓝Note5手机、金立M6手机侵犯了第201310032515.5号、“移动装置”的发明专利权，判决被告停止侵权并赔偿经济损失及合理支出共计650万。
2007
Apple intellectual-property lawsuit concerning the M8
After the M8 was announced and released, Apple sued Meizu over alleged theft of intellectual property associated with the original iPhone. The cited reference identifies the dispute but does not provide a final legal outcome.