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October 19, 2010 3:34 PM EDT
Apple forced Sanho Digital Electronic's HypeMac, the only company to offer external battery and chargers for MacBook, to stop selling its products.
Apple had filed a patent-infringement case against HyperMac in Sept. claiming that it was using its patented MagSafe power connector and 30-pin iPhone and iPod dock connector without a license.
HyperMac stated on its website that "As part of our ongoing comprehensive licensing negotiations with Apple regarding a wide array of technologies and issues, we have decided to cease the sale of the MacBook charging cables and car charger on November 2, 2010."
Apple is itself embroiled in a lawsuit related to its MagSafe power connector. The complaint was filed in 2009 stating that the connector bricks were combustible.
Hypermac stated that it will continue to sell the batteries after Nov. 2 but they will not be able to charge MacBooks without the cables.
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