Apple Agrees to Pay $60 Million to Chinese Company for “iPad” Rights

Shenzhen Proview Technology

China has been an important market for Apple, making it as the second largest after the United States in the growth of the Cupertino, California-based firm.

A court made an announcement on Monday that Apple has agreed to settle a dispute against Shenzhen Proview Technology for $60 million just to officially hold the brand “iPad” in China.

The Cupertino, California-based company has difficulties in selling their popular tablet, iPad, in their second largest market because a Chinese company already holds the name ipad since 2001.

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