SHANGHAI — Proview Electronics says it is seeking to regain worldwide rights to the iPad name and is suing Apple Inc. for alleged fraud and unfair competition, hoping to have a 2009 sale of the trademark ruled void.
The Taiwan-based maker of LED lights said in a release late Monday that it had amended its lawsuit filed this month in Santa Clara, Calif., Superior Court.
Apart from having the trademark sale voided, it also is seeking unspecified compensation, a share of Apple’s profits from alleged “unfair competition” and an order for Apple to stop using the trademarks.
Apple had no immediate comment.
Proview insists it owns the rights to the iPad trademark in mainland China. A Shanghai court last week rejected its demand for an injunction preventing Apple from selling the iPad.
It also postponed hearing the case pending a decision by a court in southern China’s Guangdong Province, where Proview’s mainland Chinese factory is based. The Guangdong High Court is due to convene today for an appeal by Apple of a lower-court judgment against the U.S. company’s claim to the trademark.
It is unclear if Pro-view’s latest legal maneuver is driven by the expectation of a favorable ruling by the Guangdong High Court or by its desire to push Apple for an out-of-court settlement — an option Pro-view’s lawyers have said would be possible. The Associated Press
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