Apple should change the name in China of the iPad....
fuPad?
That's rich, coming from China, of all places.
China has a lot of nerve, considering they allow the selling of more fake Apple products and pirate more software than any place else on Earth.
Apple should sue China for the billions they lose over there every year.
lifeinhd said:It's funny because I just finished watching the latest Top Gear episode where they drive a bunch of Chinese cars that are all clones of European cars
China is not suing Apple. A company is.
Just like the company is not suing the United States. They are suing Apple.
I'm referring to the power of the Chinese govt to fine Apple. China could end this now. They should clean up their own house before worrying about Chinese corporations' trademarks.
What was the $1.6 Billion based on? Sounds like a bit too much, no?
And when the country makes it difficult for Apple to produce iPads, iPods, iPhones, MacBook Airs, MacBook Pros, Apple TVs, etc., etc. in its factories... then what?
Call it not-iPad, with a huge ad campaign featuring the iPad under a headline screaming "This is not an iPad". Can I take my fee in Apple shares?
Apple should change the name in China of the iPad....
fuPad?
But is I-Pad and iPad the same? That dash could be critical.
Rename it to AmeriPad in China, and watch them bite their tongues as it becomes the #1 selling electronic device there. Everyone in China wants an AmeriPad!
IANAL, but my understanding is that Chinese trademark law is pretty simplistic - you register your trademark and it's yours, no questions. It allows trade-mark squatting. That's the way they play the game there. It's not really about Chinese companies getting special treatment, it's just that they know the rules better.
As for the sale of the trademark, if the trademark was registered to the Chinese company (the subsidiary), and the Chinese company didn't do the deal, it's a bit like your parents selling your car. Companies may treat Chinese subsidiaries like branch offices, but they are separate legal entities, and have to follow certain laws. And there's bound to be fiddly rules about asset transfer.
I wonder how this will turn out, a simple solution would be if apple buys the company suing them and fires the people responsible for the idea.
Or even better, name is "MadeInAmericaPad"! Really chap their hide!!
wait, china actually has laws?
Or even better, name is "MadeInAmericaPad"! Really chap their hide!!
But is I-Pad and iPad the same? That dash could be critical.