Apple May Face Hurdles Trademarking iWatch in China Because of Highly-Similar Trademark “iWatching”

After the news of Apple’s trademarking splurge for iWatch in numerous nations, a Sina Tech report notes today that the company’s hard work to safeguard the name may stagger in China – assumed that the iWatch brand has formerly been registered in the country and there happens a present trademark for a extremely alike name “iWatching”.

As per the report, 9 corporations have previously registered for the iWatch logo, with 3 of them subsiding under the classification of watches and other computer hardware/software. This would clatter with Apple’s objective for iWatch if the buzzes of it developing a smart-watch are true.

However the report noted that the “iWatch” trademarks are presently worthless as they have failed and Apple could fence in now, a hindrance acts in the form of a highly-similar trademark that is presently in influence – that of “iWatching”. The trademark was positively registered by a Taiwanese company in the category of computer hardware/software.

According to the sources, Apple is working with a team of about 100 product designers which are employed on a new gadget, alike to a wristwatch, which can accomplish many of the jobs presently controlled by the iPad or iPhone – which could comprise the facility to make phone calls, recognize incoming callers and can even check map routes. It is also said to embrace a pedometer for calculating steps and a number of sensors for tracing other health-related statistics.

Apple has beforehand ride into lawful concern in China over trademarks and patents. In 2012, Apple had to make compensation to Taiwanese company Proview $60 million to settle down a dispute over the possession of the iPad trademark in China. Shanghai-based Zhi Zhen Internet Technology had filed a patent complaint counter to Apple for apparently obstructing its voice assistant service with Siri, while Jiangsu Xeubao , a Chinese chemical enterprise also brought a court case against Apple in China, appealing that the company obstructed its trademark of the name Snow Leopard thirteen years ago.