“A California judge threw out Proview Electronics Co.’s lawsuit against Apple Inc. over the iPad trademark in China, the latest twist in the legal fight over the rightful owner of the tablet’s name,” Jessica E. Vascellaro reports for The Wall Street Journal.
“In its suit, Proview alleged that it was deceived when the Cupertino, Calif., company acquired the iPad trademarks from it in 2009,” Vascellaro reports. “Proview has made the same claims in a court in China’s southern Guangdong province, where the dispute has escalated into one of the highest-profile intellectual property cases for a foreign company in China. That court has urged Apple and Proview to try to reach a settlement.”
Vascellaro reports, “An Apple spokeswoman reiterated the company’s earlier claim that it had rightfully purchased the iPad name from Proview, adding ‘Proview refuses to honor their agreement with Apple in China.'”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
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