Comments on: Apple vs Proview: A Slice of the Pie https://www.enterthepanda.com/blog/2012/02/21/apple-vs-proview-a-slice-of-the-pie-part-1/ sourcing, branding and blogging on a decade in China Sun, 08 Apr 2012 02:24:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andreas https://www.enterthepanda.com/blog/2012/02/21/apple-vs-proview-a-slice-of-the-pie-part-1/#comment-519 Andreas Sun, 08 Apr 2012 02:24:08 +0000 http://www.enterthepanda.com/blog/?p=847#comment-519 Two things which rtuiigne me the most in the story:First, Apple was certainly aware of the importance of Trademark when they purchased it in 2009. What made them not to buy Chinese rights keeps perplexing me.Next,It was Apple which dragged Proview th court. Was Apple (or its IP department/attorneys) so stupid to drag someone without and before checking their ownership rights/status? This is not easy to grasp. If this were the case, certainly Apple needs to revamp its IP management.I look forward for views on this Two things which rtuiigne me the most in the story:First, Apple was certainly aware of the importance of Trademark when they purchased it in 2009. What made them not to buy Chinese rights keeps perplexing me.Next,It was Apple which dragged Proview th court. Was Apple (or its IP department/attorneys) so stupid to drag someone without and before checking their ownership rights/status? This is not easy to grasp. If this were the case, certainly Apple needs to revamp its IP management.I look forward for views on this

]]> By: admin https://www.enterthepanda.com/blog/2012/02/21/apple-vs-proview-a-slice-of-the-pie-part-1/#comment-391 admin Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:52:58 +0000 http://www.enterthepanda.com/blog/?p=847#comment-391 Thanks for that additional info, Jeff. Just goes to show there's always much more to these situations than meets the eye. Also, enjoyed looking over your blog, <a href="http://www.tinturtle.com/" rel="nofollow">tinturtle.com</a>. Thanks for that additional info, Jeff. Just goes to show there’s always much more to these situations than meets the eye.

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]]> By: JeffG. https://www.enterthepanda.com/blog/2012/02/21/apple-vs-proview-a-slice-of-the-pie-part-1/#comment-390 JeffG. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:31:26 +0000 http://www.enterthepanda.com/blog/?p=847#comment-390 There is even more to this story. If you dig up the filing in California (or read the summary online) it seems that Apple engaged in some shady practices to purchase the trademarks in China. They formed a fake company whose name initials were I.P.A.D. and then purchased the trademark from Proview under this premise. They never told them what it was really for, and in fact there is an email where they state they will never be in direct competition with Proview (obvious lie). Proview is just as bad, they claim in their Shanghai filing that there was never a deal made, but in the U.S. filing they claim a deal was made but it should be thrown out LOL. There is even more to this story. If you dig up the filing in California (or read the summary online) it seems that Apple engaged in some shady practices to purchase the trademarks in China. They formed a fake company whose name initials were I.P.A.D. and then purchased the trademark from Proview under this premise. They never told them what it was really for, and in fact there is an email where they state they will never be in direct competition with Proview (obvious lie). Proview is just as bad, they claim in their Shanghai filing that there was never a deal made, but in the U.S. filing they claim a deal was made but it should be thrown out LOL.

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