A graphic design student, who came out with a new Apple logo with Steve Jobs' silhouette in place of the bite mark, is now facing charged of copying.

A report from New York Times sated that as soon as Hong Kong's 19-year-old Jonathan Mak Long's logo started spreading throughout the internet, may started accusing him of copying British graphic designer Chris Thornley.

Mak has designed the logo in August as a tribute to Jobs as he was stepping down as the CEO of Apple. The image had gone viral on the internet with several users posting it on their social networking profiles to mark the passing of Steve Jobs.

"It's been a very overwhelming experience. I still attend classes and lessons as usual. But as far as following my assignments, it's been difficult," said Mak. He also said that he searched particularly to make sure that his design is not a copy of any other design. The design was online for weeks but no commentator mentioned Thornley's design.

UK's Thornley had also created a similar image in May, however he used a different color and slightly different silhouette. Soon after the death of Jobs, Mak's website went from `80 responses to tens of thousands'. Mak was also contacted by Thornley's wife three days later.

Mr. Thornley said he believes that Mak was not aware of his design when he created his image. Mak said that the experience has taught him to be more cautious.