Apple Threatens to Sue Proview for Defamation as Chinese Court Asks Distributors to Pull iPads

associated press reports chinese court has ruled against apple in ongoing trademark dispute proview technology on rights "ipad" trademark in country, deciding distributors should halt sales of ipad in china. impact of ruling is, however, unclear lawsuit 1 of many proview has filed against apple in efforts extract as $2 billion trademark rights.

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xie xianghui, lawyer shenzhen proview technology, said intermediate people's court in huizhou, city in southern china's guangdong province, had ruled on friday distributors should stop selling ipads in china.

ruling, reported in china's state media, may not have far-reaching effect. in battle apple, proview utilizing lawsuits in several places , requesting commercial authorities in 40 cities block ipad sales.

apple inc. said in statement monday case still pending in mainland china. company has appealed guangdong's high court against earlier ruling in proview's favor.

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meanwhile, idg news reports apple sent letter proview today threatening lawsuit on defamation charges. apple had previously won case on trademark rights in hong kong court, , apple's threats claim proview has issued false public statements regarding dispute.

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on monday, apple sent letter chinese display vendor proview, demanding founder yang rongshan cease releasing said false information media. apple warned sue damages caused "defamatory statements."

"it inappropriate release information contrary facts media, when such disclosures have effect of wrongfully causing damage apple's reputation," said letter, provided person familiar matter.

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apple claims shell company set purpose of anonymously acquiring intellectual property rights purchased ipad trademark rights in china , number of other countries proview in 2009 $55,000. proview later reported subsidiary making deal did not hold chinese rights , demanded apple pay $10 million before different subsidiary transfer rights.

hong kong court ruled last year various proview subsidiaries colluded in effort extort millions of dollar out of apple, figure has risen $1-2 billion proview has continued press case. chinese courts have far sided proview, however, apple continuing appeal there using hong kong ruling demonstrate strength of case.

update: financial times clarifies court ruling today related single retailer, sundan. while impact of decision limited due effect on single retailer in single city , fact can still appealed sundan, may provide proview leverage pursues other lawsuits against resellers try halt flow of ipads , force settlement apple.

article link: apple threatens sue proview defamation chinese court asks distributors pull ipads

 

its okay everbody! proview jus tryin pay off billion dollar debt. figa use apple cuz they's got ca$h.

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the firm said debt-laden, many see aggressive play against apple last-ditch effort save troubled company bankruptcy. according reuters correspondents visited proview’s manufacturing facility in shenzhen, china, “the building has largely been abandoned, windows shattered , debris strewn liberally.”

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in other words, proview suing save sorry butts ceasing exist.

 

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