Apple's First Response to iPad Trademark Dispute: Says Support in Hong Kong

Proview Technology and Apple’s dispute over the iPad trademark made new progress yesterday. Apple, which has always refused to comment, issued a statement on the matter for the first time yesterday, saying that "the lawsuit is still in progress." Proview said in response to this, "follow the end."

Apple claims to have been supported in Hong Kong In this brief statement, Apple did not discuss the issue of reconciliation. According to a lawyer from Proview, Apple had maintained its arrogant attitude and evaded reconciliation in previous negotiations on reconciliation.

Apple said, "Years ago, we purchased Proview's iPad trademark rights in ten different countries in the world. Proview refused to recognize and implement agreements involving the Chinese part. Hong Kong courts have supported Apple. Our lawsuits in mainland China are still processing."

As for the Hong Kong court's support for Apple, Apple did not make any explanation. Yesterday, Yang Rongshan, the founder of the Proview Group, responded by saying that Apple was confusing and the Hong Kong lawsuit was not yet in court. Proviewer Li Su, who was responsible for the lawsuit, said: “Before Apple actually sued Proview in a Hong Kong court, but this lawsuit has not yet been held. How come the Hong Kong courts support Apple’s remarks. To take a step back, Hong Kong law does not apply in mainland China. ”

Li Su said that Apple's lawsuit in Hong Kong court has two stages. “At the beginning, Apple had applied to the Hong Kong court for an injunction to purchase the trademark right with Proview, that is, during the negotiations, Proview could not sell Apple’s trademark rights to a third party. The precondition for applying for an injunction is that Apple acknowledges that Both parties are negotiating to buy."

"Then Apple sued Proview again and said that the contract he had previously signed included the mainland's trademark. This is self-contradictory." Li Su said.

Proview thinks that Apple has no sincerity. Proview sued Apple all over the country, but has always had expectations of reconciliation with Apple. After learning about Apple’s official response yesterday, Li Su said, “This statement shows that Apple has no sincerity in the negotiations. Since that is the case, we have no chance of winning.”

Li Su is currently looking for a U.S. law firm in the United States to sue Apple. "Yesterday, three U.S. law firms took the initiative to contact me to obtain the qualifications for the agency and claimed that they could claim $2 billion from Apple. U.S. lawyers believe that Apple's alleged contract fraud and the original overseas agreement signed were all controversial. ."

According to Li Su, in 2000 Proview began to promote Proview iPad tablet computers in the world, and Apple did not even launch the iPhone. “Actually, it was only after Hong Kong saw our products in Hong Kong that it was inspired to make a touch screen. Now in Proview’s warehouse, there is also a stock of Proview’s iPad, so Proview does not have a trademark at all. Suspected."

Yang Rongshan said that Proview demanded that Apple first recognize the trademark as being owned by Proview. Under this premise, it does not rule out the possibility of reconciliation.

Li Su said that the biggest goal of Proview is to prohibit Apple from using the iPad trademark. "This lawsuit we took to the bottom. Even if Apple gave up the use of the iPad trademark in the mainland, we have to ask for compensation."