A Chinese tech firm that says it owns the iPad trademark, plans to seek a ban on exports of Apple’s computer tablets from China, a lawyer for the company told Reuters.
If successful, the move could deal a blow to the U.S. technology giant’s iPad sales worldwide. Not only is China a huge consumer market, but it is a major production base for the American company’s iconic products, including the iPad, iPhone, and iPod.
The Chinese firm Proview Technology (Shenzhen) is petitioning Chinese customs to stop shipments of Apple’s popular iPads in and out of China, though the customs have not responded to its request, lawyer Xie Xianghui told Asian Legal Business, a Thomson Reuters publication.
Customs officials could not be reached for comment and Proview declined to comment….
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