Apple vs Proview 苹果诉唯冠案

Aview,AboutProview(weiguan),Foundedin1989,usedtobeworldforthlargestdigitalflat-panelproducer.ManufacturesCRTandLCDmonitors,LCDTVs,PlasmaTVsandDVDplayersLaterranintoheavydebt.EightdifferentbankshavealreadytakenovertotalassetofWeiGuan.,courtmaterial,WeiGuanregisteredthe“iPad”trademarkworldwidein2000andoneyearlater,itsShenzhensubsidiarysignedup“iPad”inMainlandChina.ApplepurchasedthetrademarkfromtheTaipeiheadquarterin2009beforebringingoutiPadtablets,butSteveJobsignoredthefactthatthemainlandbrandstillbelongedtoShenzhenWeiGuan.,Applesdefense,Applehasboughtthetrademark“iPad”fromWeiGuanInternationalindozencountriesintheworld.Unfortunately,WeiGuanInternationalrefusestoimplementtheprotocolinMainlandChina.Pointis,whyapple,despitethisfact,stillbringitsnewtabletwiththenameof“iPad”toMainlandChinain2009?,WeiGuansdisproof,ApplejustmadeadealwithWeiGuanInternationalinTaiwan.BothWeiGuanInternationalinShenzhenandWeiGuanInternationalinTaiwanareHongKongWeiGuanInternationalstwosubsidiarycompanies.ShenzhenWeiGuanInternationalistheownerofthetrademarkiPadinMainlandChina.,WeiGuansdemands,IndustrialandcommercialbureausinMainlandChinatostopsellingiPad.SourcessayBeijingCommercialBureauhavealreadyimposedasky-highfine,asmuchas240millionyuan,toApple,althoughthishasnotbeenofficiallyproved.,AccordingtoChinesebusinesslaw,thepenaltyamountofinfringementmayreachthreetimesthatofthe“illegalsales”.,Mycomments,OneswordsagainsttheothersApple:arrogant,ignoring,andtakingchancesWeiGuan:Chineseownbrandwithhistory,shouldbeprotected,theforeigncompaniestaughtustoplaythistrademarkgame.,MyComments,MaybeWeiGuandohaveitsfinancialpurposetosueApple,andfrommyownfeelings,Ithinkitismeanandhavenothinggloriousaboutit.ButWeiGuancompanydohavetherighttosuetoappleformoneyandappleshouldnotbethatarrogantandsho