iPad trademark lawsuit looms (2)

In 2007, Apple paid 35,000 pounds ($55,386) for the ownership of the iPad trademark through Proview's Taipei branch.

But Li said that Apple's ownership applies to places outside China, and Chinese ownership of the trademark is still in Proview's Shenzhen branch.

In June, Apple sued Proview International over the ownership of the iPad trademark in the country and stopped negotiations with the company. There has not been a verdict on the case yet.

Proview International, which is listed in Hong Kong, has a debt of nearly 4 billion yuan.

Apple opened two new retail shops on the Chinese mainland last month as it launched the iPhone 4. It now has two shops in Beijing and two more in Shanghai, with a total of 25 outlets expected by the end of next year.

The US company in 2009 paid $3.65 million to take over ownership of the iPhone trademark from Chinese technology company Hanwang Technology, which had owned it in China since 2004.



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