{"id":12786,"date":"2011-12-07T13:10:54","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T18:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=12786"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:31:27","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:31:27","slug":"when-is-an-ipad-not-an-ipad-when-youre-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/12786-when-is-an-ipad-not-an-ipad-when-youre-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"When is an iPad not an iPad? 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Apple has lost a trademark dispute in China\u2014<em>over the use of the \u201ciPad\u201d trademark.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yes, you read that correctly.<\/p>\n<p>A Chinese court has ruled that Proview Technology has owned the \u201ciPad\u201d name for use in China since about 2000. Apple thought it had secured the trademark from Proview\u2019s Taiwan arm of the company, but a Chinese court says that the Shenzhen arm of the company is the proper owner of the name. 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