Today a court in Shanghai is judging a request to ban the sale of iPad tablets introduced by the company Proview. The iPad tablet was banned from sale in several regions of China, but Shanghai is an extremely important market for Apple and Proview argued today in front of a court the fact that at the moment the sale of the tablet violates his copyright. In response, the lawyers of the Apple company claim that in China Apple products are extremely popular and a ban on their sale would not only affect the interests of the Apple company but would also be detrimental to the national interest of China whose government will lose significant amounts of money.
A Chinese technology firm sought to halt the sale of Apple Inc's iPads across the affluent city of Shanghai, arguing at a local court hearing on Wednesday that the US firm had infringed on its trademark. Proview has no product, no markets, no customers and no suppliers. It has nothing," Hu Jinnan, a partner at Guangdong Shendadi law firm, which is representing Apple in the case, told the court. "Apple has huge sales in China. Its fans line up to buy Apple products. The ban, if executed, would not only hurt Apple sales but it would also hurt China's national interest."
Considering that we are talking about a communist country, it is very possible that Apple will eventually turn to the state to keep its products in circulation. The court before which the lawyers spoke today did not specify when it will decide on the case under trial, but both companies seem willing to negotiate the issue, according to one of the lawyers. Proview announced yesterday that it is willing to negotiate the amount requested from Apple, the company from Cupertino did not say anything about this but it is possible to offer more money to solve everything without more lawsuits.
If the iPad tablet will be banned for sale in Shanghai, then 3 of the 5 Apple stores in China will no longer be able to sell it and we are talking about a huge problem for the company from Cupertino.
