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Although I don't know if it's fair to tar them all with the same brush, I find it ironic that a Chinese company would cry foul on trademarks.



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> Proview Technology (Shenzhen) is a subsidiary of Hong Kong-headquartered Proview International Holdings Limited, which also has a branch in Taipei.


It's just a desperate company approaching bankruptcy doing what they can to stay alive.


They may be a desperate company approaching bankruptcy, but they did own the trademark for the name long before Apple wanted to use it.


What does it take to own a trademark in China? What is the actual value of their trademark? Until I know that I'm more inclined to think they've won the lottery than built any value on the name iPad.




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