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Apple might once again battle a lawsuit as they get sued for using "Animoji" on their recently announced iPhone X. District Court for the Northern District of California received a complaint against Apple from plaintiff's emonster k.k and it's owner Enrique Bonansea stating that the tech giant committed trademark infringement. The said term was coined for a mobile app, Animoji - Free Animated Texting [Patent Pending], that the company marketed on Apple's very own App Store. Enrique Bonansea stated in the complaint that Apple was not only aware that the Animoji app existed but they even tried to purchase the rights from emonster. Not only that, Apple allegedly filed a cancellation of the trademark due to a naming technicality -- the Washington company "emonster Inc.", the company which the app is under, did not exist during the original filing of the trademark. Bonansea and his company demands that Apple cease the use of the term and pay for ascertainable damages, costs, and attorney fees, including punitive damages. A copy of the aforementioned complaint, provided by appleinsider, can be found here. Source: appleinsider, CNET, The Recorder Read more in our articles including "Apple reportedly sued for using Animoji trademark" and "Apple iPhone 12, 12 mini in Purple now official".