Chinese firm takes Apple iPad battle to U.S. courtFebruary 24, 2012 - 20:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Chinese computer firm involved in a legal battle with Apple over the iPad trademark said Friday, February 24 it is suing the technology giant in California for "unfair business and fraud", AFP reported. Proview Technology, based in China's southern city of Shenzhen, filed the lawsuit a week ago on February 17, Proview Technology (Shenzhen) chief executive Yang Rongshan said. "The suit accuses Apple of unfair business and fraud," Yang said, adding the company was following a different legal strategy in the United States than in China, where it has sued for trademark violation. He declined to give further details about the suit, filed in a state court near Apple's Silicon Valley headquarters. The Wall Street Journal said the suit accused the company Apple of "fraud and/or malice" in using an innocuously-named subsidiary to buy the iPad trademark from Proview in December of 2009. The case opens up another front for Proview, which suffered a legal setback on Thursday when a Shanghai court threw out a separate case against Apple and ruled the U.S. company could continue iPad sales in the city. The Shanghai case marked a victory for Apple in a protracted and ongoing legal battle with the debt-laden Proview over rights to the iPad name. Proview's Taiwanese affiliate registered "iPad" as a trademark in several countries including China as early as 2000 - years before Apple began selling its product. The U.S. titan subsequently bought the rights for global trademark, but Proview claims the Taiwanese affiliate had no right to sell the Chinese rights. Apple last year took the firm to a Chinese court, claiming trademark infringement, but the court ruled the U.S. company lacked "supporting facts and evidence" for its claim -- even though a Hong Kong court had previously sided with Apple. Apple is now appealing that case, but Proview, which makes computer monitors, has itself filed trademark lawsuits against Apple in China. At the same time, Proview has indicated an interest in a multi-billion-dollar cash settlement from Apple. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |