Cishe selokhu inkampani yaseChina iXiaomi yaqala ukungena emhlabeni wezingcingo, izinhlobo eziningi zawo, babengama-clones wezinhlobo ze-AppleHhayi i-iPhone kuphela, kepha ne-iPad, uma sikhuluma ngamaphilisi enkampani.
Kepha ugqozi lwalungekho kuphela esigabeni sobuhle, kepha futhi sayithola esiqeshini sesibizo sedivayisi, igama lesibizo elisibonise ukuthi ithebhulethi yeXiaomi yabhabhadiswa kanjani njenge- "My iPad", igama okuthi, kuya ngolimi elibizwa ngalo, lisinikeza ukufana okuningi ne- "Apple iPad".
U-Apple akakaze azihluphe ngokwethula ukumangalelwa kwale nkampani inqobo nje uma ingasuki eChina, kusukela lapho uhulumeni wasekhaya uvikela kakhulu izinkampani zendawo, futhi cishe konke azokwenza kwakuwukuchitha le mali kubameli mahhala. Kodwa ngenkathi inkampani iqala ukuthengisa imikhiqizo yayo ngaphandle kweChina, abakwa-Apple babengenakho okunye ababengakwenza ngaphandle kokusebenzisa imishini ukuze inkampani yase-Asia ingasebenzisi igama elithi "My Pad" kuthebhulethi yayo.
Ngonyaka owodwa ngemuva kokufaka isikhalazo, iNkantolo Jikelele ye-European Union, ivumelane ne-Apple, ngoba ibheka ukuthi abathengi bangadideka ngegama elisetshenziswe nguXiaomi, futhi ekugcineni thenga ithebhulethi kule nkampani esikhundleni se-iPad, uma kuyidivayisi obukade uyifuna.
Lesi sinqumo siqinisekisa kuphela isinqumo esithathwe yi-European Union Intellectual Property Office, lapho inkampani yenqatshwa ukubhaliswa kwegama elithi "My Pad" kulo lonke elaseYurophu, ngesizathu esifanayo, ngoba womabili abizwa ngendlela efanayo emazweni womabili akhuluma isiNgisi nakulawo isiNgisi okungelona ulimi olusemthethweni.
