"Right now, there is still a big gap between the two sides on the settlement amount," he said. Apple has maintained throughout this battle that it legally owns the iPad trademark throughout Asia, and that Proview is doing nothing more than squeezing it for additional money to use the trademark in China, despite the fact that it has already purchased those rights. "We bought Proview's worldwide rights to the iPad trademark in 10 different countries several years ago," Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet told AllThingsD earlier this year. "Proview refuses to honor their agreement with Apple in China, and a Hong Kong court has sided with Apple in this matter." Read more...