Authorities seize iPads from retailers in more Chinese cities

Authorities have seized iPads from retailers in more Chinese cities in an escalating dispute between Apple and a struggling local company over the trademark for the popular tablet computer, news reports said on Thursday. -- PHOTO: AP BEIJING (AP) - Authorities have seized iPads from retailers in more Chinese cities in an escalating dispute between Apple and a struggling local company over the trademark for the popular tablet computer, news reports said on Thursday. The Chinese company, Shenzhen Proview Technology, said this week it will ask customs officials to stop imports and exports of iPads, a move that might disrupt global sales because the tablets are manufactured in China. iPads were seized in the central city of Zhengzhou and the eastern port of Qingdao, a website run by newspaper China Business News said. Seizures were reported earlier in the cities of Shijiazhuan...

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@darrensim » 16 Feb '12, 1pm
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