that chemical company Jiangsu Xeubao registered the term 'Xuebao', the Chinese translation of Snow Leopard, in 2000. Apple then released version 10.6 of its OS X operating system in 2009, which was named Snow Leopard.

The hearing is set to take place in a court in Shanghai on 10 July, and Jiangsu Xuebao has said that it is seeking 500,000 RMB (around £50,200) from Apple, as well as an official apology to settle the dispute.

However, a Chinese lawyer has said that is unlikely that Jiangsu Xuebao will win the lawsuit because Apple didn't use the term Xuebao on its Chinese Store.