SHANGHAI ( AP) — The lawyer for a Chinese company suing Apple Inc. in China over its use of the iPad trademark indicated today that his client would be willing to discuss a settlement.
Xie Xianghui, lawyer for Shenzhen Proview Technology, said that since no final decisions have been reached in various legal disputes over the issue, both sides are “still able to sit together and reach an out-of-court settlement.”
Proview claims ownership over the iPad name. Apple says it bought the rights to the name in China and other countries in 2009, but that Proview failed to transfer the rights in mainland China as agreed.
Apple had no comment on the issue of a settlement. Its spokeswoman, Carolyn Wu, reiterated the company’s belief that Proview has failed to honor its agreement with Apple.
Proview accuses Apple of acting dishonestly when it bought rights to the iPad name from its Taiwan affiliate and is seeking to prevent sales of the popular tablet computers in China. It has filed lawsuits in several places and has requested that commercial authorities in 40 cities block iPad sales.
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