中國政府支持本土公司擁有iPad商標權
Senior Chinese officials are hinting that U.S. technology giant Apple is at risk of losing its trademark dispute with a company in the southern city of Shenzhen that claims ownership of the iPad name in China. Officials with the nation's commerce ministry and its trademark office told reporters Tuesday they regard Shenzhen-based Proview Technology as the rightful owner of the iconic trademark.
中國高級官員暗示說，美國科技業巨頭蘋果公司很可能會在與深圳唯冠公司的商標權爭端中落敗。唯冠公司稱擁有在中國的iPad商標名稱所有權。中國商務部有關官員和商標局星期二對記者表示，他們認爲，深圳唯冠科技公司是iPad這個具有標誌意義商標的合法所有者。
Proview's Taiwanese subsidiary registered the trademark more than a decade ago, long before Apple developed its popular tablet computer. Apple purchased the rights from Proview in 2009, but Proview says Apple failed to register the trademark in mainland China. The U.S.-based firm has been engaged in a lengthy court battle with financially troubled Proview over the trademark. Analysts say Tuesday's comments could place more pressure on Apple to settle the dispute.
唯冠的臺灣子公司在十年多年前註冊了這一商標，遠早於蘋果開發這款受歡迎的平板電腦。蘋果公司在2009年從唯冠公司購買了商標權，但唯冠表示，蘋果沒有在中國大陸註冊這一商標。設在美國的蘋果公司在這一問題上與資金窘迫的唯冠公司進行了長期的法庭爭鬥。有分析人士說，中國官員星期二的講話可能讓蘋果在解決爭端上承擔更多壓力。
