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Proview, the Chinese company that sued Apple over the iPad trademark, is on the receiving end of a lawsuit from its own lawyers.

The Grandall Law Firm is suing Proview for its 4 percent commission on Apple's $60 million settlement, about $2.5 million, according to a Sina Tech report.

Proview founder Yang Rongshan characterized Grandall's lawsuit as "nonsense," according to the report. He claimed that Proview is not currently under "normal operations" and should not be bound by the terms of its obligation to Grandall.

The lawsuit comes less than a month after … Read more

Apple's iPad trademark trouble in China appears to be behind it.

The consumer electronics giant has settled its dispute over ownership of the name that graces its line of wildly popular tablets for $60 million, according to an Associated Press report.

CNET contacted Apple for comment and will update this report when we learn more.

The settlement puts to rest a legal spat that spanned two continents. Proview had filed numerous lawsuits in China that seek to keep Apple's tablet off retailer shelves and stop Apple from using the iPad trademark on its products.

Proview also filed a … Read more

Apple wants to pay Proview to put an end to their iPad trademark fight. But the price tag remains a sticking point.

Apple has offered to pay Proview $16 million for the rights to the iPad name in China. But Proview is reportedly looking for a lot more, according to a report from Chinese site Sina.com (English translation) picked up from the Beijing Times. Citing a "source close to the negotiations," the Beijing Times said that Apple's offer was rejected by Proview earlier this week.

Struggling to stay afloat after filing for bankruptcy, the China-based monitor … Read more

A trademark infringement complaint against Apple from China-based Proview Technology has been tossed out by a California judge.

That dismissal came in a court order dated May 4, which was picked up this afternoon by The Wall Street Journal. In it, Judge Mark Pierce of the Superior Court of the State of California in Santa Clara County approved Apple's motion to dismiss the case, which the iPad-maker requested shortly after the complaint was filed.

Per the Journal, the motion to nix the case was due to an agreement between to two companies to resolve the dispute in Hong Kong. … Read more

Two weeks after a Chinese court proposed a settlement between Apple and Proview over a disputed trademark, a Chinese government newswire report suggests Apple is pushing for its own settlement in a bid to close the complaint.

Proview lawyer Xie Xianghui told China's government newswire: "We feel that the attitude of Apple Inc. has changed. Although they expressed that they were willing to negotiate, they have never taken any action before."

"But now, they are having conversations with us, and we have begun to consult on the case," he added.

The wire report claims Apple … Read more

Apple may risk losing the right to use iPad trademark in China, as a Chinese court seeks to mediate a settlement between the technology giant and local company Proview Technology challenging the use of the iPad name.

According to the Associated Press today, Yan Xiaohong, deputy director of the National Copyright Administration, told reporters in Beijing that the Chinese government regards Shenzhen-based Proview as the rightful owner of the trademark for Apple's tablets.

"The dispute between Apple and Shenzhen Proview concerning the iPad trademark is going through the judicial process," Yan reportedly said in a news conference … Read more

Proview vs. Apple continues as reports suggest a Chinese court is looking for the two companies to settle in what appears to the court to be a dead heat.

But the iPad maker -- that device's trademarked name is in dispute -- will likely fight on until the court resolves the dispute, knowing full well China's laws favor Proview in the case.

The Guangdong High Court in southern China heard Apple's appeal of a ruling against it by a lower court on February 29, and is looking for the two companies to settle. Proview had accused Apple … Read more

In its most detailed statement yet regarding its battle over the ownership of the iPad trademark in China, Apple said Proview International was deliberately "misleading" Chinese courts.

Proview tricked Apple into signing a carefully crafted agreement in 2009 that has raised questions over the trademark's rightful owner in China, Apple spokeswoman Carolyn Wu said in a statement cited by The Wall Street Journal. She went on to say that the troubled company was trying to exploit that situation to extract more money from Apple.

"Proview clearly made that arrangement so they wouldn't have to give … Read more

The Chinese company creating legal headaches for Apple over the iPad name could be close to shutting down.

Computer-monitor maker Proview has been battling Apple over the rights to the iPad trademark at the same time it's been struggling to stay afloat. (A cynic might suggest those two events aren't exactly coincidental.) Now one of Proview's major creditors is trying to sink the company permanently.

Taiwan-based Fubon Insurance is looking to grab $8.68 million in outstanding debt and has filed an application to declare Proview bankrupt and its assets liquidated. And a decision on the matter … Read more