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The first customer, Sun Xufei, a 32-year-old software engineer, holds up a box containing Apple's iPad he purchased after an Apple Store started selling its new tablet computers Friday, July 20, 2012 in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

New iPad Launches in China After Apple Settles Trademark Dispute

Apple released its newest iPad in China on Friday after settling a lawsuit over ownership of its name and requiring buyers to place advance orders.

Apple's iPad has been the subject of trademark litigation in China with Proview Technology claiming ownership of the "iPad" trademark. Apple and Proview have since entered into a $60M settlement (Photo Credit: Abe Olandres / Tech Wire Asia).

Apple to Pay China’s Proview $60 Million to Settle ‘iPad’ Name Ownership

Apple will be paying Chinese firm Proview Technology $60M to settle its dispute involving the trademark name iPad.

A customer tries out Apple's iPad 2 at a retail shop in Chongqing, in this file photo.Proview Electronics is seeking to regain worldwide rights to the iPad name and is suing Apple Inc. for alleged fraud and unfair competition. (AP Photo)

China Official Says Proview Owns iPad Trademark

A government official’s statement that Proview Technology rightfully owns the iPad trademark could add to pressure on Apple to find a solution to the standoff.

A Chinese court is mediating between Apple and Proview Technologies, which claims it still owns the "iPad" trademark in China.

Chinese Court Seeking to Mediate iPad Dispute

A Chinese court is mediating between Apple and Proview Technologies, which claims it still owns the iPad trademark in China.

A customer tries out Apple's iPad 2 at a retail shop in Chongqing, in this file photo.Proview Electronics is seeking to regain worldwide rights to the iPad name and is suing Apple Inc. for alleged fraud and unfair competition. (AP Photo)

Chinese Authors Accuse Apple of Copyright Infringement, Ask $8M in Compensation

A group of China-based writers has accused Apple of unauthorized sale their books via the iTunes Store, and seeks $8M in damages.

A customer tries out Apple's iPad 2 at a retail shop in Chongqing, in this file photo.Proview Electronics is seeking to regain worldwide rights to the iPad name and is suing Apple Inc. for alleged fraud and unfair competition. (AP Photo)

Apple Says Proview iPad Trademark Demands Unfair

Apple says that Proview Electronics’ claim of still owning the iPad trademark is misleading and unfair.

In this March 4, 2012 photo, a sales clerk shows a customers a counterfeit iPad-like device at a shop in Shanghai, China. Apple's troubles in China over the iPad trademark are not its first, and given its penchant for "iproducts" they are unlikely to be its last. China's importance as a major consumer market is bringing fresh headaches for companies, and even celebrities, seeking to protect and claim brand names. That's on top of the usual problems with piracy and other infringements. (AP Photo)

iPad Dispute Signals New Era in Trademark Troubles

The iPad trademark dispute highlights the rising stakes of the trademark name game in the increasingly lucrative China consumer market, which most global companies cannot afford to miss out on regardless of the risks.

A customer tries out Apple's iPad 2 at a retail shop in Chongqing, in this file photo.Proview Electronics is seeking to regain worldwide rights to the iPad name and is suing Apple Inc. for alleged fraud and unfair competition. (AP Photo)

‘iPad’ Trademark Challenger in China Faces Bankruptcy

Proview, which is challenging Apple for the iPad brand ownership, is facing the prospect of bankruptcy, being $8.68 billion in debt from a Taiwan company.

A customer tries out Apple's iPad 2 at a retail shop in Chongqing, in this file photo.Proview Electronics is seeking to regain worldwide rights to the iPad name and is suing Apple Inc. for alleged fraud and unfair competition. (AP Photo)

Chinese Court Hears Apple Appeal on iPad Trademark

A Chinese court has begun hearing Apple’s appeal of a ruling against its right to use the iPad trademark in China.

In this file photo, women work on an assembly line at a factory of Proview Technology in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province. The battle between the ailing Chinese electronics maker and Apple Inc. over the iPad name is just as much a tale of obsolescence in the fast-moving global technology industry as it is a legal row over a trademark. (AP Photo)

Feud Over iPad Highlights Faded Tech Firm’s Woes

The battle between an ailing Chinese electronics maker and Apple Inc. over the iPad name is just as much a tale of obsolescence in the fast-moving global technology industry as it is a legal row over a trademark.

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