The first sentence of Apple's statement is: "Many years ago, we purchased the trademark rights of Proview's iPad in ten different countries around the world". This statement is not false. As early as 29, in order to obtain the trademark ownership of iPad, Apple specially set up an IP company in the UK, and purchased the trademark ownership of iPad from the subsidiary of Proview Taipei for 35, pounds.

The problem is that although Proview Taipei Company and Shenzhen Proview are both subsidiaries of Proview International, they "settle accounts by their own brothers", and Shenzhen Proview registered the iPad trademark in Chinese mainland. According to the data, in 21, Shenzhen Proview Company registered the trademark of iPad in Chinese mainland. At that time, Apple did not launch iPad products.

thus, the lawsuit came into being. In 21, Apple sued Shenzhen Proview and asked the court to determine the trademark ownership, because Apple believed that Proview International had transferred the trademark right of iPad in China to Apple, but Proview Shenzhen Company believed that the mainland use right was owned by Proview Shenzhen Company, and Taipei Proview had no right to sell it.

in December, 211, Apple and Proview Shenzhen Company lost the case of trademark rights of iPad in the first instance, and Apple chose to appeal.

It is understood that the second trial will begin on February 29th. However, in the view of Zhang Malin, a professor at Southeast University Law School, if Apple can't provide more favorable evidence, there is little chance of changing the judgment in the second instance. "On the one hand, considering the traditional judicial system in China, the relationship between the higher and lower courts cannot achieve complete judicial independence; On the other hand, from the hot point of this case, the judgment of the court of first instance should be more cautious, which is based on the consideration of legal facts. "

the trademark ownership of p>iPad will be known. At 9: a.m. on February 29th, the "iPad" trademark dispute case, which attracted much attention from the outside world, was finally heard in Guangdong Higher People's Court. On the same day, the court conducted a new evidence cross-examination procedure, and Shenzhen Proview and Apple launched a heated debate on the ownership of the iPad trademark. The court said that the result of the case will be announced on another day.

It is worth noting that just the day before, Apple officially issued an invitation letter to the media, and will hold a press conference for the next generation iPad on March 7, Pacific Time.

according to the analysis of insiders, with the final judgment and the approaching time of the iPad3, the negotiations between the two parties to the dispute may enter a climax stage, and the time when the interests are agreed may be before the iPad3 lands in China.