Apple's dispute over the iPad trademark deepened Monday after the
Chinese company that claims ownership of the name said it won a court
ruling against sales of the popular tablet computer in China.
Xie Xianghui, a lawyer for Shenzhen Proview Technology, said the
Intermediate People's Court in Huizhou, a city in southern China's
Guangdong province, had ruled on Friday that distributors should stop
selling iPads in China.
The ruling, which was also reported widely in China's state media, may
not have a far-reaching effect. In its battle with Apple, Proview is
utilizing lawsuits in several places and also requesting commercial
authorities in 40 cities to block iPad sales.
Apple Inc. said in a statement Monday that its case is still pending in
mainland China. The company has appealed to Guangdong's High Court
against an earlier ruling in Proview's favor.
Apple insists it holds the trademark rights to the iPad in China.
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