Proview sued by law firm who squeezed Apple for $60 million over iPad trademark in China

“If you’ve even casually followed the strange saga of Proview, the company who claimed to own the iPad trademark in China, you may see them as a fly-by-night,” J.R. Bookwalter reports for Mac|Life. “After reading this, you might think they’re a bunch of deadbeats, too.”

“Proview has failed to cough up fees to the attorneys who helped the near-bankrupt tech company win a $60 million settlement from Apple over the the trademark to the iPad name in China,” Bookwalter reports. “It seems the Grandall Law Firm, who covered Proview’s legal fees in return for a four percent share of the settlement, is none too happy about being stiffed on its share of the $60 million payout — so they’re taking Proview to court in an effort to collect on the $2.4 million owed to them.”

Read more in the full article here.

MacDailyNews Take: If you whore for bankrupt extortionists, should you really expect to get paid without force?

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lynn Weiler” for the heads up.]

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