Apple charged U.S. $ 2 billion over the iPad name

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GadgetFan - On Friday, Chinese companies that claim to hold the trademark on the name "iPad", threatening to sue Apple in the United States amounted to U.S. $ 2 billion, reports the AFP (17/02/2012). Claimed iPad name is the property of China called Proview Technology.

Lawyers representing the company Proview is looking for ways to prevent the import or export tablet Apple popular in China.

"Now we are choosing three U.S. law firms to sue Apple in the United States amounted to U.S. $ 2 billion for compensation," said Li Su, Chairman Hejun Vanguard Group, a company that works with creditors to restructure the Proview.
Proview CEO, Yang Rongshan, has repeatedly denied allegations that the company racked Apple to pay off debt. "We have an iPad trademark in China and if you are in my position, you will try to protect your rights."
Taiwan affiliate in cooperation with Proview Technology (Shenzhen) registering the trademark name "iPad" in several countries, including China, in early 2000, before Apple started selling the product.
U.S. giant later purchased the rights to the global brand name of an affiliate of Taiwan, but Proview Technology (Shenzhen) claims Taiwan is not affiliated companies have the right to sell the rights to China.
Ma Dongxiao, Proview lawyer, said the company would sue Apple in the United States for the reason that Apple bought the rights to it through another company, which has vowed to not make a product to compete with the Proview.
Meanwhile, governments in several Chinese cities reported to have seized dozens of iPad is officially launched in mainland China in September 2010. iPad itself is still sold in Apple stores in five countries China and through some online shopping sites.