Apple Case in Shanghai Is Suspended

A Shanghai court has rejected an effort by a Chinese company to stop Apple from selling its popular iPad there amid a trademark dispute over who owns the rights to the iPad name.

The Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s Court released a statement on its Web site saying that it would not rule because a related trademark court case between the two companies was pending in Guangdong Province, in southern China. An Apple spokeswoman confirmed the court decision and said the company would continue to challenge the position of the Chinese company, Proview International, which claims to own the trademark rights to the iPad name in mainland China.