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Apple: iPhone 4S Arrives in China on January 13

We have reported last week that iPhone 4S would be put on sale on 6th, January. Today we get the official news from Apple Inc. that iPhone 4S is arriving in China on January 13th.

More articles about Apple Inc. and its legal news in China on Bridge IP Law Commentary:

1.        Can Apple Register iMessage trademark in China?
2.        Should Apple Bear Liability for Infringing Contents in App Store?
3.        No “iPad” Chinese trademark right for Apple after payment in the transaction, and our analysis.
4.        Legal Problems on the Payment in RMB in Apple App Store
5.        According to China Court’s First Instance Judgement, Apple Loses the iPad Trademark
6.        What If the Patent Infringement Lawsuit Apple vs HTC in China?

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Techweb: iPhone 4s Launches in China Next Month, Siri Maintained

The China edition iPhone 4S will be put on sale on 6th, January with Siri maintained, as stated in Weibo by Techweb, a Chinese IT media. The price of the device will be the same as the that of iPhone 4 when put on sale, 4999 yuan ($ 792) of the device only and 5880 yuan ($932) of the contract price, which has the contract of 2 years or 3 years. And one thing shall be noticeable that the Siri is maintained.

Previously, as rumor says, Siri is most likely to be deleted for the smart search service may touch the deadline of politics in China, and that was heatedly discussed in China.

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No “iPad” Chinese trademark right for Apple after payment in the transaction, and our analysis.

—-the Key points to the trademark transaction under the frame of China laws

Highlight:Apple gets involved in the litigation against a Chinese company for the ownership of iPad trademark, which Apple has claimed the property from purchase. However, such conflict could be averted if proper preparation has been done before the trademark transaction.

Recently, the trademark conflict over “iPad” initiated by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL, the “Apple”) against Proview Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (the “Proview”) was heard for the third time on Shenzhen Intermediate Court. In the trial, Apple affirmed it owns the global trademark right of “iPad”, which was stroke back by Proview that such right in mainland China is exclusively held by Proview and the claimed transaction of Apple for the acquisition of such right has no permission or authorization from it, furthermore, Apple was also accused of its malicious purchase of the registered “iPad” behind the IP Application Development Company worldwide.

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Should Apple Bear Liability for Infringing Contents in App Store?

Highlights:Two software developers was sentenced to bear the compensation liability recently in Beijing for the infringing gadgets in Apple App Store. Bridge IP Commentary will introduce you the liabilities Apple may take in such case.

Recently, a case concerning the alleged video infringement in App Store is sentenced by a local Court in Beijing, in which the LeTV Information and Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (the “LeTV”, SZSE: 300104) found a TV series with the right to network dissemination of information reserved by it played on a software available from the App Store and then filed a suit against the two companies developing and operating the software. The first instance’s decision supported the claim of LeTV with the sentence of the compensation of RMB 40,000.

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Can Apple Register iMessage trademark in China?

HIGHLIGHTS: Apple recently applied trademark registration for its “iMessage” in U.S., and no doubt such registration will also be conducted in China soon. Bridge IP Commentary will analyse the prospect for such registration in China and also introduce the related local trademark laws and regulations. 

It is reported that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) filed three different trademark applications for “iMessage” with the USPTO recently. iMessage is Apple’s newly developed instant messaging software basing on mobile internet devices.

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Can Pandora Legally Operate in China?

Highlights: To introduce the legal restrictions on foreign companies to invest in service of operating online music in China and the practical ways that multinationals provide local online music services in China. 

As recent news says, the streaming subscription music website Pandora (NYSE:P) will enter into P.R. China, and is head-hunting a capable CEO. However, Pandora’s online music service by China laws shall be categorized as telecom value-added service as well as internet culture service. Though the foreign investment in telecom value-added service is legally permitted, the internet culture service remains banned.

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