Apple has been accused of copyright infringement over their Siri voice technology by a Chinese company, a Shanghai court has heard.
A Chinese firm has demanded that Apple stop making and selling products in China which carry Siri.
The Chinese company, Zhizhen Network Technology Co, claimed that Apple's Siri is a copycat of their voice technology "Xiao i Robot", and accused the US technology giant of technology infringement.
The firm claimed it filed a patent for the "Xiao i Robot" software in 2004, which was approved two years later. Apple's Siri, which made its debut with the release of the iPhone 4S in 2011, was first developed in 2007.
Zhizhen has demanded that Apple stop making and selling products in China which carry Siri, an "intelligent" personal assistant which responds to a user's commands through voice recognition software.
In Tuesday's court session, Apple's lawyers argued that the two function in a similar way but use different technology.
Yuan Yang, a lawyer representing Zhizhen, told AFP: "Our main goal at the current stage is to let the court validate our claim regarding the infringement.
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