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This year alone, on February 3 and April 8 the company's announcement, the only crown in 2001, Shenzhen has made IPAD trademark, but international and Proview Proview Shenzhen did not reveal the purchase and sale of any negotiations or agreements trademark iPad .
"IPAD trademark has not spent a few years, company executives also worried that this trademark has been canceled, ready to go first product up and running." Proview Shenzhen above the middle, said the company currently only do LED lights, the original core business of basic display Discontinued.
Familiar with the status of Proview International, Xiao-Long Wu was spotted the perfect opportunity. "Proview no product that we have, and that flat-panel TV, we can cooperate in the domestic market." Xiao-Long Wu said, in addition to early release of the P88, the company recently WACOM cooperation with Japan, the upcoming next-generation Tablet PC.
It is learned that the dragon Brothers last year, the State Intellectual Property Office has two flat-panel TV look for patent application number 200930166516.3 and 200930166757.8, respectively. Earlier this year, Apple iPad an appearance, foreign media discovered that dragon brother's tablet PC is almost identical with the iPad. Xiao-Long Wu said, there are already an American lawyer approached the door, ready to sue Apple for alleged plagiarism, and now is collecting evidence and information, no access to legal procedures.
Listed less than a month, Apple iPad tablet PCs on the sale of 100 million units by the end of May will be in 9 countries outside of the U.S. sales, but not including China.
While Apple fans waiting for the country into China when the iPad, a check of Apple iPad's campaign is in full swing among organizations.
"We are working with Proview International (00334.HK) high-level contacts, hoped to buy IPAD trademark in China." Earlier this year Apple iPad claimed patent infringement of their appearance, general manager of Shenzhen dragon brother Xiao-Long Wu yesterday on the "First Financial Daily" said, "We are willing to pay higher prices than Apple, if Proview not want to sell, we can work together with the only the highest production and sales in China, IPAD Tablet PC."
Currently, the two sides have not negotiated the sale price. If we really settled, will become the Apple iPad into China around Canton, not the past. Perhaps, had to pay huge amounts of "money from."
IPAD trademark in China rush
Xiao-Long Wu said China Proview International has IPAD trademarks, and dragon brothers have IPAD Tablet PC design patents in China, which itself has a cooperative.
Our reporters in the Administration for Industry and the China Trademark Web search "IPAD", out of 8 relevant results. Including registration number 1590557 and 1682310 for the trademark is the only crown Technology Shenzhen Co., Ltd. respectively in January 2000 and September applications, its two trademark images are "iPAD" and "IPAD", mark all merchandise categories for the computer, computer peripheral equipment, monitors, cameras, trademark respective periods to 20 June 2011 and December 13, 2011.
"Before Proview also has Taiwan IPAD trademark last year, has been sold to Apple company." Proview Shenzhen, a middle of the newspaper revealed that Apple was buying IPAD trademark in Taiwan, mainland China that includes the trademark ownership of IPAD but the fact is not, so Apple has on this matter in Hong Kong sued Proview Hong Kong companies.
However, it is learned Proview International IPAD owned China (mainland) trademark of Apple offer for 3.6 million U.S. dollars.
Xiao-Long Wu claimed that he had worked for many years in PROVIEW, Proview International high-level relations with the close.
