Creditors of Proview Technology (Shenzhen), the insolvent group that registered the iPad trademark in China, have mounted an additional challenge to Apple in its efforts to gain control of the trademark.
This latest episode in the trademark saga comes as Apple launches the iPad 3, and serves as a reminder of the risks the company faces in one of its most dynamic markets.
He Jun Vanguard Group, a consultancy that represents Proview Shenzhen’s eight Chinese creditor banks, said on Wednesday that since the banks had taken control of Proview’s assets in March 2009, it would have been illegal for the company to sell the trademark at the time.