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Proview reportedly rejects Apple's settlement offer

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 10th, 2012)

Earlier this week, a report suggested Apple and Proview were far apart on a settlement for the iPad trademark in China. According to Sina, the difference between the two companies is about US$384 million. The report claims Apple offered Proview $16 million for the iPad name and the Chinese ...

Judge throws out Proview lawsuit against Apple in California

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 9th, 2012)

A California judge threw out Proview's iPad trademark lawsuit against Apple in the US, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. This dismissal is inconsequential to the trademark case which is making its way through the Chinese court system. Apple asked for and was granted the ...

Proview notes "big gap" in Apple's settlement terms

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 8th, 2012)

Apple and Proview are talking settlement in their dispute over the iPad trademark in China, but the two companies are far from reaching an agreement. Roger Xie, lawyer for Proview, told Bloomberg, "The Guangdong Higher People's court is trying to mediate this, and both parties are trying to ...

Proview spokesperson says iPad settlement "likely"

by Steven Sande (Apr 24th, 2012)

The dispute between Chinese display maker Proview and Apple over the iPad trademark may be nearing resolution. The Guangdong High Court wants the two companies to reach a settlement over the dispute that started when Proview's Taiwan subsidiary sold worldwide rights to the trademark to Apple in ...

Daily Update for February 20, 2012

by Steven Sande (Feb 20th, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires ...

Apple won previous legal victory over Proview

by Steven Sande (Feb 16th, 2012)

Apple has been fighting a trademark infringement battle in China over the use of the term "iPad". The opponent? A Chinese display manufacturer by the name of Proview. Although Apple has recently lost the ability to sell iPads in several Chinese cities due to Proview requesting injunctions against ...

Apple not happy with food company's logo

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 7th, 2011)

Apple is accusing a Chinese food company of trademark infringement over its fruit-themed logo. The Sichuan Fangguo Food Co., Ltd. uses a round red logo with a stem and leaf. Apple claims this logo borrows conceptual elements, specifically the leaf, from its logo. Fangguo's CEO Zhao Yi ...

Amazon freezes new Appstore submissions in Germany

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 1st, 2011)

Amazon is freezing new Android app submissions to its Appstore that originate from Germany. Amazon said new admissions would be accepted again soon, but did not provide an exact date. Until Amazon re-opens the floodgates, German developers must hold onto their apps or submit them to the Android ...

Apple may settle iCloud trademark lawsuit says legal expert

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 14th, 2011)

Apple may settle a trademark lawsuit with iCloud Communications according to patent and trademark lawyer Brad Salai of Harter Secrest & Emery law firm. Apple was slapped with a trademark infringement lawsuit following its big iCloud announcement at WWDC last week. The company, iCloud ...

Samsung will respond strongly to Apple's lawsuit

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 19th, 2011)

News broke yesterday that Apple filed a patent and trademark violation lawsuit against Samsung. The suit claims Samsung stole the physical look, hardware design, software packaging and user interface from Apple and used these Apple-inspired elements in its popular line of Galaxy smartphones ...

Sears selling a series of 'iWork' toolkits and tool sets

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 29th, 2010)

Sears is selling several tool sets and toolkits with the "IWORK" branding. While the product listings may try to deviate slightly from the Apple naming convention by using an initial capital "I," the branding on the individual tools is clearly written as "iWork," an exact copy of Apple's office ...

Company that owns iPad trademark in EU wants Apple's business

by Steven Sande (Feb 5th, 2010)

While Apple appears to be the rightful owner the iPad trademark for the U.S., there's a bit of a problem in the E.U. A French-Italian company, STMicroelectronics, currently owns the rights to "iPad" in two different classifications -- "electronics and components" and "using the name in print." ST ...