Apple iPad trademark battle in China a strong counterattack
Apple iPad trademark battle in China a strong counterattack
11 In our report “iPad into China triple gate”, the Apple (Apple) accelerated its pace Apple A1185 Battery of grabbing the Chinese iPad trademark. May 14, threatened from Proview International (00334.HK) bought in Shenzhen City of China iPad trademark Dragon Brothers (“the dragon brothers”) Xiao-Long Wu, general manager, received an Apple notice. In which Apple said, including the Proview International, Shenzhen Proview Proview Group, including the company agreed to sell and transfer registration number 1590557 and 1682310 of the trade mark (China iPad TM), Apple has trademark rights of the transferee China iPad .
Apple pointed out that if the purchase of the Chinese dragon brother iPad trademark, it must bear the risk of the purchase. Because the purchase will be subject to Apple’s restrictions on the rights and interests of priority, dragon brother up in trust holds iPad trademark of Apple, and dragon brothers may be involved with Apple’s legal dispute ensued . In addition, lawyers representing the Proview Shenzhen, also denied any brothers with the dragon on the sale talks mark the Chinese iPad.
Apple’s embarrassing
“Last year, Apple bought the Proview Taiwan iPad trademark, in fact, China has also bought the trademark iPad.” Apple’s legal representatives in mainland China Guangdong Jiangshan Hong Zhang Guozhi law firm yesterday on the “First Financial Daily” said that as the trademark transfer process takes time, and Shenzhen Proview would want to be a little more money, so the Chinese iPad trademarks not transfer successfully to this day, “Shenzhen Proview not say no to sell.”
Zhang Guozhi that Proview Proview International and Shenzhen, the boss of all Yang Rong Shan, China had said it would sell Apple iPad trademark, how there may be counter-mouth. However, Zhang Guozhi has not Apple and the only crown case in Hong Kong by Hong Kong companies, and Apple iPad products exist in China, the appearance of any response infringement issues, only said he was unaware of. The Apple China Mobile Media Leader from May 11 start, it has been in a shutdown state, no one answered the company phone.
For Apple and Zhang Guozhi relatively vague statement,
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