iPad Now Banned in China!

News has emerged today that local authorities in are forcing retail to remove their stock from due to Apple's on going battle with China's Proview over the trademarkThe electronics company Proview, who claim they still own the trademark in China, recently won the first round of battles against Apple, after the high court found them the owner of the brand name.

Since that time there have been suggestions that may be forced to remove the from in and possibly rebrand their popular touchscreen tablet, however it looks like officials have already started to force to remove the from sale, claiming it is now in due to the on going battle.

Proview, not content with having the iPad banned in China are also currently seeking 2.4 billion yuan ($380 million US) in damages from Apple.

While Apple must be fuming over the matter, Samsung are likely giving Proview a high 5.

Source: iFeng