Firm tries to block iPad on mainland
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="enterprise">enterprise</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="ownership">ownership</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="trademark">trademark</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="import">import</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> 3.</p><p><span word="Proview">Proview</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trademark">trademark</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2001, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trademark">trademark</span> <span word="authority">authority</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Proview">Proview</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="entity">entity</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span> <span word="company">company</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="file">file</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="embargo">embargo</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="import">import</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Xie">Xie</span> <span word="Xianghui">Xianghui</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="Proview">Proview</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> 3."</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="assemble">assemble</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="products">products</span>. <span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="for">for</span> 16 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="debut">debut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>.</p><p><span word="Xie">Xie</span> <span word="rebutted">rebutted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Proview">Proview</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="verge">verge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bankruptcy">bankruptcy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exploiting">exploiting</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Proview">Proview</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="undergoing">undergoing</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="restructuring">restructuring</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="shareholders">shareholders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="creditors">creditors</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="property">property</span>.</p>
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