iPad dispute lawyer denies compensation reports

 　　BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- A lawyer for technology firm Proview Shenzhen denied Friday media reports that Proview is seeking a huge amount of compensation from Apple Inc. following a legal battle over the use of the trademark¹ "iPad."

　　Apple was plunged² into a legal dilemma³ after losing a December 2011 court case to Proview Shenzhen, which claimed the rights to use the name "iPad" on the Chinese mainland.

　　All the complaints and lawsuits⁵ filed by Proview Shenzhen after the December 2011 court case are against Apple's franchisers⁶ on the Chinese mainland, said Ma Dongxiao, the lawyer representing Proview Shenzhen, at a briefing held in Beijing.

　　"In all the lawsuits, Proview Shenzhen did not ask for a single cent in compensation from Apple over the trademark dispute," Ma said. "The only compensation claim is 100,000 yuan (15,880 U.S. dollars), which is for payment of lawyers and related travel expenses, not for the use of the trademark by Apple," said Ma.

　　Ma made the remarks after reports of an enormous compensation claim, which led to suspicion that Proview aims to take advantage of the lawsuit⁴ to save the company from bankruptcy⁷.

　　The Guangzhou Daily reported on Tuesday that Proview Shenzhen, which operates with a debt of about 1.15 billion yuan, had demanded 10 billion yuan in compensation.

　　"I was hurt by what happened. Apple's iPads are popular, but Proview does not give it the right to sell the products under a trademark that it has no right to," Proview's Taiwanese founder⁸ Yang Long-san said.

　　"What Proview Shenzhen is doing is to safeguard our own rights and interests. All we want is nothing but fair treatment."

　　Although Apple launched an appeal after losing a December 2011 court case to Proview Shenzhen and the final verdict has yet to be delivered, authorities in some Chinese cities have taken action to seize Apple iPad products after receiving complaints from Proview Shenzhen.

　　In Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, stores have stopped selling iPads and torn down advertisements, fearing their presence may provoke penalties from local authorities.

　　iPads were also removed from shelves in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, after a district administration raided an authorized⁹ Apple retailer¹⁰ and sealed the store's stock of 87 of the computer tablets.

　　Proview Technology (Shenzhen) is a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-headquartered Proview International Holdings Limited, which also has a branch in Taipei.

　　Proview Taipei registered the iPad trademark in a number of countries and regions as early as 2000, and Proview Shenzhen registered the trademark on the Chinese mainland in 2001.

　　Apple bought the rights to use the trademark from Proview Taipei in February 2010 via IP Application Development Limited (IP), a company registered in Britain. However, Proview Shenzhen claims it still reserves the right to use the trademark on the Chinese mainland. The two sides have been tangled¹¹ in a legal dispute ever since.

1 trademark   

n.商标；特征；vt.注册的…商标

参考例句：

• The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
• The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。

2 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

3 dilemma   

n.困境，进退两难的局面

参考例句：

• I am on the horns of a dilemma about the matter.这件事使我进退两难。
• He was thrown into a dilemma.他陷入困境。

4 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

5 lawsuits   

n.诉讼( lawsuit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Lawsuits involving property rights and farming and grazing rights increased markedly. 涉及财产权，耕作与放牧权的诉讼案件显著地增加。 来自辞典例句
• I've lost and won more lawsuits than any man in England. 全英国的人算我官司打得最多，赢的也多，输的也多。 来自辞典例句

6 franchisers   

n.经销商，代销商( franchiser的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Franchisers can sell things using the parent company's name. 获得授权的可以母公司的名义销售产品。 来自互联网
• Welcome home agents and franchisers to contact us! 欢迎国内各省市经销商、代理商来电来涵！ 来自互联网

7 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

8 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

9 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

10 retailer   

n.零售商(人)

参考例句：

• What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
• The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。

11 tangled   

adj. 纠缠的，紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• Your hair's so tangled that I can't comb it. 你的头发太乱了，我梳不动。
• A movement caught his eye in the tangled undergrowth. 乱灌木丛里的晃动引起了他的注意。