The Trademark Dispute between Apple Inc. and Proview Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.

• Author: Legal Daily Net

In 2000, Proview International Taipei Company registered the “iPad” trademark in various overseas countries and regions. In 2001, Proview Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. registered the “iPad” trademark in China. In 2009, Apple Inc. bought the international trademark registration of the “iPad” trademark from Proview International Taipei Company for 35,000 Pounds through an IP company. In April 2010, Apple started to negotiate with Proview (Shenzhen) for the transfer of the “iPad” trademark, but no agreement could be reached. In 2009, Proview underwent a debt restructuring and Hejun Vanguard Group, Proview’s restructuring consultant, advised the 8 creditor banks of Proview to seek repayment of the debt of 10 billion RMB from Apple. In June 2010, Apple filed a lawsuit at the Shenzhen...