Owners of Apple trademark claim victory in lower Chinese court that could spell the end of iPad sales there

A Chinese technology firm who claim ownership of the iPad trademark could stop the tablet device being sold in the country following a legal ruling today in their dispute with Apple.

Shenzhen Proview Technology, a firm based in Guangdong province, China, make LCD screens and have accused the technology giant of 'acting dishonestly' when it bought rights to the iPad name.

Today a lawyer for Proview claimed the Intermediate People's Court in Guangdong had ruled last week that distributors should stop selling iPads in China.

The ruling, which was also reported widely in China's state media, may not have a far-reaching effect.        More Read