A Taiwan-linked firm which claims ownership of the iPad trademark in
China has registered law suits and filed complaints against
Apple for violation, a lawyer claimed.
Apple
lost a lawful fight against Proview Technology (Shenzhen) recently
after a Chinese court ruled the United states company lacked proof in
its claim that Proview was infringing its trademark for the well-known
computer tablet.
Xie Xianghui, a legal representative for Proview, which is located in
the southern city of Shenzhen, claimed the company had now registered
law suits through the courts and made official claims to the govt after
the judgment. Proview Technology (Shenzhen) is owned and operated by a
Taiwanese firm that authorized the trademark title “iPad” in numerous
places including China as early as 2000, yrs before Apple started selling the product.
Apple purchased the legal rights for the worldwide trademark, but
Proview Technology (Shenzhen) retained the Chinese rights, the official
Xinhua news agency has revealed. Proview has previously told Apple
to pay $1.6 billion in settlement for trademark violation. Apple began
selling its modern iPad in China in Sept. 2010, after months of
grey-market steps among avid purchasers unwilling to wait for the formal
release.
Proview had made a official claim to a branch of the Beijing Industry
and Commerce Administration, as well as the same govt agency in 2 other
Chinese cities, which could result in charges for Apple, he says.The
firm was also pursuing a case against Apple in Shanghai and had sued 2
household product retailers to pressure them to halt selling iPads, Xie
added.
