Apple fights for iPad trademark in China's largest city
22/02/2012 |
Apple Store in Shanghai
The fight over whether Apple has the right to sell the iPad in China continued Wednesday in Shanghai, China’s most populous city and one of the most important places for Apple doing business in the country. Chinese manufacturer Proview wants to ban the iPad from all stores in Shanghai over a trademark dispute. Apple’s lawyers argued that it is in China’s national interest to keep iPads on the market.
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