Shenzhen Weiguan Said Apple Inc. Cheat for iPad Trademark

 

On 6 December 2011, a first-instance judgment was passed on the dispute over trademark ownership of iPad. Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court ruled that it could not be established that the iPad trademark belonged to US Apple and IP Application Development Co., Ltd (IP Application).(via)

Apple Inc., the maker of iPad and iPhone, may face a ban from selling their products in mainland China.

Wei Guan Corp., the Hong Kong-listed technology company sued Apple for a trademark infringement in Shanghai.

Source:http://gochina.scmp.com/news/ipad-may-face-ban-china

AUTHORITIES are removing iPads from the stores in Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province after the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court ruled that Apple Inc has violated the trademark of Shenzhen-based Weiguan Science and Technology Co Ltd.

Some electronics stores in Shijiazhuang have stopped selling iPads because the Shijiazhuang Industrial and Commercial Administration sealed their stocks of iPads after the court verdict.

Officials said they received a lawyer's letter from Weiguan, saying Apple's trademark iPad violated its rights. After verifying the authenticity of the information, the officials began to take action.

Under the Chinese law, products involved in trademark violation should be confiscated and Apple Inc could be fined up to five times of its profit made from selling iPads.

Officials said they are still checking the quantities of iPads sold in Shijiazhuang.(via)

The App Store is Coming to Hit 25 Billion Downloads

As of today, nearly 25 billion apps have been downloaded worldwide. Which is almost as amazing as the apps themselves. So we want to say thanks. Download the 25 billionth app, and you could win a US$10,000 App Store Gift Card.* Just visit the App Store and download your best app yet.

Applehas posted a new feature on its site promoting a countdown to25 billiondownloads for the AppStore.

Apple has posted a new feature on its site promoting a countdown to 25 billion downloads for the App Store

Apple's iOS App Store is approaching its 25 billionth app download, the company announced today. In celebration of the milestone, they've announced a contest. The person who downloads the 25 billionth app will win a $10,000 gift card to the App Store (not, unfortunately, to theAppleStore). Of course, the gift card will also work on music purchases and purchases in the iBookstore.

You might not want to rush out and start downloading right away, though.

Apple CEO Tim Cook donates $100 million to charity

The Wall Street Journal reports that data from executive compensation tracking firm Equilar shows Apple CEO Tim Cook set to see a major windfall during the first quarter of 2012 with the vesting of two separate restricted stock unit grants currently valued at nearly $100 million.

Apple's C.E.O. Tim Cook has donated $100 million to two separate organizations: $50 million to Stanford's hospital and another $50 million to Project Red. Stanford has already used some of the money to expand their existing facility and about $25 million for a new children's hospital. Bravo Tim Cook.

Apple CEO Tim Cook

According to the report, about $25 million of the donation from the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO has been used by Stanford's hospitals for building a new main block and $25 million for a new children's hospital.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares were at 455.12 at the end of the last day's trading. There's been a 14.8% movement in the stock price over the past 3 months.

The vesting stock is separate from an award of one million share units given to Cook as he officially took on the role of CEO. That grant is worth $415 million at today's stock price, but will not vest for a number of years. Cook will receive half of the shares in 2016 and the remainder in 2021, with both events contingent upon Cook remaining CEO of Apple.

This comes days after fallout from an investigative article in The New York Times about hazardous working conditions in a Chinese factory that manufactures Apple iPads. Cook responded to the article saying, "We care about every worker in our worldwide supply chain. Any accident is deeply troubling, and any issue with working conditions is cause for concern. Any suggestion that we don't care is patently false and offensive to us."

Source:

1.Apple CEO Tim Cook Set to Reap Nearly $100 Million in Vesting Stock This Quarter

2.Apple CEO Tim Cook donates $100 million to charity

Apple Stop Developers Using White iPhone

Apple has always been a company that stresses the details. Everything down to the tiniest pixel is highly scrutinized to perfection. That's why it doesn't come as a total surprise that Apple is going after developers for using the wrong type of iPhone mockup to promote third-partyapps on the web.

You Will Never See Apps' Ads With White iPhone, because it's banned by Apple.

Apple Stop Developers Using White iPhone4s

Apple has clear guidelines on the use of ios device images. There's no specific rule about using only black device images, but there is a requirement that only approved images can be used. All of those approved images are black.

1.You Will Never See Apps' Ads With White iPhone?

2.Is Apple Going To War Against Devs Who Use White iPhones To Advertise Their Apps?

3.Apple Tells Developers To Stop Using White iPhone Images

The private written communications I've seen from Apple, though, are quite clear on the restriction. In verbal communications they've said that they're reserving use of the white iPhone for their own marketing materials.

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