Summary Box: Chinese company to seek iPad ban - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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STOPPING THE IPADS: A Chinese company, Shenzhen Proview Technology, plans to ask customs officials to ban imports and exports of Apple's iPads because of a dispute over ownership of the trademark.

Eugene Hoshiko, File, AP Photo FILE - In this file photo taken on Jan. 26, 2011, a man stands near Apple's iPad advertisement in Shanghai, China. The official said Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, that investigators in Shijiazhuang, southwest of Beijing, started seizing iPads last week at the request of a company that filed a complaint with the government accusing Apple Inc. of violating its rights to the iPad name. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

WHAT'S AT STAKE: Apple's iPads are manufactured in China, meaning global sales of the popular tablet computers might be affected if authorities agree to enforce such a request.

THE DISPUTE SO FAR: Proview won a court ruling that it owns the iPad name in China. Authorities have seized iPads from retailers in one city. Proview says it has asked for enforcement in 30 other cities.

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February 14, 2012 10:41 AM EST

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