Chinese company accuses Apple of trademark infringement

by on February 7th, 2012

A Shenzhen-based company, has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Apple, claiming that the company owns the iPad trademark in China.

The company, Proview Technology Shenzhen, has taken the case to the Pudong district court in Shanghai, which will hear the case on Feb 22, reports the China Daily.

“We are asking the court to order Apple to stop selling and marketing the iPad in China. We also demand an apology,” said Xie Xianghui, a lawyer representing the Chinese company.

Proview has made a complaint to a branch of the Beijing Industry and Commerce Administration, which could result in fines for Apple.

The company is also pursuing a lawsuit against Apple in Shanghai and has sued two authorized Apple resellers for iPad – Gome Electrical Appliances and the Sundan Electronic Store, pressurizing them to stop selling the product in China, Xie added.

Proview Shenzhen registered the trademark ‘iPad’ in China in 2001, nine years before Apple launched its iPad products in 2010. Apple had applied for the transfer of the trademark from Proview Shenzhen, but the application was turned down by China’s trademark administrative authorities.

 

 

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