Proview Gets Sued By The Law Firm That Represented Them In iPad Trademark For $2.4 Million

Apple has agreed to pay Proview $60 million to end of the Apple iPad trademark lawsuit at the beginning of this month.  However Grandall Law Firm, the law firm that represented Proview in the case, has not received the check that their client promised them.  Proview agreed to pay Grandall 4% of Apple’s settlement fee, which is $2.4 million.  Proview founder Yang Rongshan reported to Sina Tech that Grandall’s behavior is “nonsense.”  He said that his company is not obliged to pay back immediately since it is not under normal operation right now.  Yang did promise that the company will not “pass the buck” though.

Apple Paying Proview $60 Million To End iPad Trademark Dispute In China

Apple is paying Taiwanese firm Proview $60 million for the “iPad” trademark in China. The case is now being closed as confirmed by a statement from the Guangdong High People’s Court. “The iPad dispute resolution is ended, Apple Inc. has transferred $60 million to the account of the Guangdong High Court as requested in the mediation letter,” said the Court.

Continue reading →

Apple Offered $16 Million For iPad Trademark, But Proview Wants $400 Million

Apple Inc. has entered serious negotiations with Proview, a company that currently has the Chinese iPad trademark. Apple representatives have reportedly offered Proview $16 million, but they are holding out for $400 million. Proview and Apple have been battling in court since 2010, but the case came up against in February after Apple contested a decision that Proview was the legal holder of the “iPad” trademark in China. Proview needs $400 million to appease their creditors, eight of them being Chinese banks.
Continue reading →

Tim Cook Visits China For First Time As Apple CEO

Apple CEO Tim Cook was spotted in China, which was his first time as Apple CEO. Cook visited the Apple Store in the Xidan district of Beijing. This is not Cook’s first visit to China. Cook was previously sent to China by Steve Jobs when issues came up with Foxconn. Jobs never visited China when he was CEO.
Continue reading →

Shanghai Court Rejects Proview’s Injunction Of iPad

A court in Shanghai has reject Proview’s efforts to halt the sames of the Apple iPad in the city amidst a trademark dispute, pending a decision in another court. The Pudong District People’s Court wrote in a statement today that they have rejected a request by the mainland China arm of Proview International Holdings for a temporary injunction that would halt the sales of the iPad in Shanghai. The injunction is part of a trademark dispute over the iPad name, which Proview has been using on products since 1998. Apple claims that they have the license for the name. [WSJ]

Apple Loses iPad Trademark Battle In Lower Chinese Courts

Apple is currently battling Proview in court over the trademark rights of the term “iPad” in China. Unfortunately for Apple, Proview won a court ruling against sales of the iPad in China. Proview Technology lawyer Xie Xianghui said that the Intermediate People’s Court in Huizhou ruled on Friday that distributors should stop selling the iPad. The lower courts in China are especially known for favoring local businesses over large corporations.
Continue reading →