By: Hana Stewart-Smith
Source: http://www.zdnet.com
Category: Patent Infringement
Summary: Apple is facing another lawsuit from Proview Technology’s Shenzen branch, who are suing under patent infringement for around $38 million.
Apple has already collected a small back catalogue of patent lawsuits over the last few years. Some it has handled successfully and some less so, like their ongoing battle with Proview over the ‘iPad’ trademark.
Proview Technology is suing Apple over the rights to the ‘iPad’ brand within China’s borders, seeking around $38 million for “damages” and, perhaps most unusually, an apology from Apple.
Apple and Proview have been engaged in a lengthy legal back and forth over the ‘iPad’ trademark for years.
Proview International Holdings, of which the Shenzen branch is a subsidiary, registered the ‘iPad’ trademark in Taiwan way back in 2001. The trademark was then sold on to IP Application Development back in 2006 for $55,000. Apple then got the rights from them in 2010, but as IP Application Development’s ties to Apple came to light, Proview took action against the company.
Proview began suing them for copyright infringement in 2010 for $1.6 billion, and when Apple
Source: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/asia/apple-accused-of-ipad-patent-infringement-in-china-again/939
Source: http://www.zdnet.com
Category: Patent Infringement
Summary: Apple is facing another lawsuit from Proview Technology’s Shenzen branch, who are suing under patent infringement for around $38 million.
Apple has already collected a small back catalogue of patent lawsuits over the last few years. Some it has handled successfully and some less so, like their ongoing battle with Proview over the ‘iPad’ trademark.
Proview Technology is suing Apple over the rights to the ‘iPad’ brand within China’s borders, seeking around $38 million for “damages” and, perhaps most unusually, an apology from Apple.
Apple and Proview have been engaged in a lengthy legal back and forth over the ‘iPad’ trademark for years.
Proview International Holdings, of which the Shenzen branch is a subsidiary, registered the ‘iPad’ trademark in Taiwan way back in 2001. The trademark was then sold on to IP Application Development back in 2006 for $55,000. Apple then got the rights from them in 2010, but as IP Application Development’s ties to Apple came to light, Proview took action against the company.
Proview began suing them for copyright infringement in 2010 for $1.6 billion, and when Apple
Source: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/asia/apple-accused-of-ipad-patent-infringement-in-china-again/939
No comments:
Post a Comment