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iPad trademark battle in China blocked from getting into California

Simon Sage — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:46:14 +0000

Apple and Proview are duking it out in China over the iPad trademark, but stateside, a California judge recently tossed out the case. Judge Mark Pierce from the Superior Court in Santa Clara dismissed the comaplaint, letting it fall to Hong Kong courts to decide what happens with the iPad name. Apparently leaving the fight in Hong Kong is what Apple and Proview had originally agreed on, though Proview later said it was unfair to do so, but didn't provide any evidence of why that might be. Still, Proview lawyers weren't too happy with this outcome and issued a statement:

We are looking forward to presenting the facts in the case to the appellate court, and we are confident that the facts will show that Apple fraudulently obtained the iPad trademarks.

Apple has claimed that they rightfully acquired the trademark back in 2009, but Proview said the rights were fraudulently sold to Apple through a UK company. It's entirely possible that Proview will try their luck elsewhere in the world; if Samsung's legal tiffs with Apple have proven anything it's that these litigations have a habit of spreading anywhere in the world where either side has a remote chance at landing a solid ruling.

I can only imagine that Proview has asked an exorbitant settlement fee from Apple; the question that remains is whether Apple should just cough up to get this over with, or hold out and likely win the case, but severely slow (or stop) the sale of iPads in China over what will likely be a long legal battle.

Source: WSJ

Apple leases 215,000 square feet of office space in Sunnyvale, CA

Allyson Kazmucha — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:43:55 +0000

Apple is reportedly leasing around 215,000 square feet of office space in a research and office complex in Sunnyvale, CA. It's rumored that Apple is aiming to acquire around 700,000 to 800,000 total square feet in that area. That much space is enough to accommodate over 3,000 Apple employees. The space in Sunnyvale is less than 15 minutes from their current headquarters in Cupertino.

As Apple continues to grow it's quite obvious they'll need more space. This makes me wonder what is happening with their updated plans for a redesigned Cupertino campus. Sunnyvale has become somewhat of a hotspot for technology companies. We could just rule it as Apple leasing a space that's not only convenient but in a good location as well.

Source: Mercury News

AT&T iPhone Outage in California/San Francisco?

Rene Ritchie — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:22:55 +0000

We received a note via Twitter that there may be a problem:

wondering if you've heard any reports of an iPhone service outage in SF Bay Area? My iPhone and 7-8 other friends no service.

Some comments have popped up on older posts making us wonder as well. Anyone in San Francisco or California in general experiencing any AT&T outages? If so, please sound of in the comments and let us know where and when, and whether it's back or not in your area.

And, hey, if this is isolated or already over, outage-fans fear not, there's still CTIA in Las Vegas coming up, and we know what massive amounts of iPhones at big trade shows do to AT&T's network...