WSJ has just reported that Proview Electronics, the Chinese company suing Apple over th iPad trademark, has filed a case against Apple in the US. The lawsuit was filed in Santa Clara, California, on Feb 17, but went previously unreported.
According to Chinadaily Proview had registered the trademark Ipad in 2000 in several countries but sold it to Apple in 2010:
According to Chinadaily Proview had registered the trademark Ipad in 2000 in several countries but sold it to Apple in 2010:
Apple bought the right to use the trademark from Proview Taipei in February 2010 via IP Application Development Limited (IP), a company based in the US. However, Proview Shenzhen claims it still reserves the right to use the trademark on the Chinese mainland.
