A Chinese company is to ask customs officials to block shipments of Apple's iPad both into and out of the country.
If the request succeeds, it could affect global sales as China is a key manufacturing base for the company.The move follows a long-running dispute between Apple and electronics firm Proview over ownership of the iPad name.
Last year Proview won an initial judgement in a mainland Chinese court, which Apple has appealed against.
Proview said it is contacting officials across China with a view to blocking sales of the product.
Proview lawyer Xie Xianghui said: "We are now working on a request to China Customs to ban and seize all the import and export of the iPad products that have violated the trademark."
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