A Chinese functionary said on Tuesday that Apple does not have possession of the iPad stylemark in China , signaling that authorities could be favoring local company Proview in its battle with the U.S. tech heavyweight over rights to the iconic brand name .
Fu Shuangjian , the frailty minister of religion of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce ( SAIC ) , made the commentary as Apple faces an ongoing court battle with Proview for ownership of the iPad trademark .
harmonise to China ’s hallmark constabulary , Proview is still the holder of the iPad earmark rights , Fu said in a Tuesday press league , of which a transcript was made availableonline .
The SAIC , which enforces trade laws in China , has been look into the iPad trademark dispute following stately complaints made by Proview . A Chinese high-pitched court is deliberating the slip , and following the decisiveness the SAIC will act concord to the law of nature , Fu say .
“ Due to the impact of this case , and because the court ’s last determination will make up one’s mind ownership of the iPad stylemark right , SAIC will carefully deal with this pillow slip , ” he bring .
Fu ’s command are the first comment SAIC has made on the dispute . sooner this yr , reports emerge that local authority had begunseizingiPads because of trademark infringement .
Apple did not instantly respond to a petition for comment .
The company contends that it corrupt the iPad earmark rightfulness from Proview in 2009 . Proview , however , claims it still has ownership of the right and hasdemandedthat Apple stop selling its iPad lozenge in China because of trademark infringement .
If Apple were to lose the court case , the caller could be squeeze to yield heavy fines and see its iPad ostracize from China under its current name .
The Taiwanese in high spirits royal court consider the case has advocate both Apple and Proview reach a settlement in the contravention . The two companies have beguntalks , a Proview lawyer said last week .
