APPLE has lost a trademark battle for its iPad tablet device in china, with the Shenzen patent court ruling in favour of Chinese company Proview Technology.
Proview Technology trademarked the name iPad in China in 2000. In 2006, Apple bought a “global trademark” on the iPad from IP Application Development.
However, Proview Technology sued Apple for trademark infringement in October due to the sale and advertisement of the iPad device in China.
Given the loss of the case, Apple has a number of avenues open for it. It will probably appeal the decision to a higher court, settle the lawsuit with Proview for an amount of money, or rename the iPad in China.
Apple loses iPad trademark battle in China Electronics News
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