A Chinese court rejected a lawsuit by Apple accusing a Chinese technology company of infringing its iPad trademark.

In the lawsuit over the use of the iPad name, the Intermediate People's Court in the southern boomtown of Shenzhen rejected Apple's complaint against Proview Technology (Shenzhen). Proview claimed that it had lawfully registered the iPad trademark many years ago for products in a number of countries including China.

The right to use the iPad name in China is crucial for Apple, where the company is in the process of opening more stores.