Earlier this year, the iPad fell into a legal gray zone in China. A legal brouhaha meant that in some Chinese shops, the iPad was yanked from shelves. The reason was that the Mainland already had an iPad, and it wasnāt Appleās.
Years before Apple ever released the iPad, a Chinese company named Proview trademarked the name āiPadā for a computer
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While the Taipei branch of Proview sold the name āiPadā to Apple, the Shenzhen branch did not. Thus, Proview contested that Apple could not use the name āiPadā in Mainland China, where the iPad is assembled.
Today, China Daily is reporting that Apple shelled out US$60 million to the nearly bankrupt Proview Shenzhen, securing the rights and making Proview no longer nearly bankrupt.
āMy biggest wish is to resolve all these frustrating problems and put them behind me,ā Proview Shenzhen boss Yang Long-san told Reuters earlier this year. āIf we can resolve all the problems we have now and I have a chance to make a comeback, Iād still want to overtake my old competitors.ā
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Apple settles China iPad trademark dispute for $60m [China Daily]
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