Chinese toy manufacturer “In Icons has reportedly received a letter from Apple’s legal team which states it must stop producing and selling the 12-inch $99 figure — which sports Steve’s iconic black turtleneck, blue jeans and white sneakers — immediately, or face legal action,” Killian Bell reports for Cult of Mac.

“Unfortunately for In Icons, it has no intention of quitting,” Bell reports. “But In Icon boss Tandy Cheung isn’t fazed by the threat, and believes his company is doing no wrong. He previously stated that Apple could “do anything they like,” and that his company ‘will not stop, we already started production.’ Cheung’s lawyers in Hong Kong have reportedly advised him that he is not violating Apple’s intellectual property.”

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In Icons Steve Jobs action figure

In Icons' Steve Jobs action figure

Amy Willis reports for The Telegraph, “Online-auctioning site eBay is already selling the plastic doll at $135 each. The normal retail price would have been $99.”

“The action figure comes with a pair of black socks, some glasses, a leather belt, two apples (one with a bite taken out of it), a bar stool and a ‘One More Thing’ backdrop,” Willis reports. “The doll also has a spare pair of hands, which can be replaced to make the figure point in a typical Steve Jobs gesture.”

Willis reports, “Apple successfully blocked the sale of a previous Steve Jobs action figure by company MiC Gadget in 2010.”

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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Lava_Head_UK" for the heads up.]