Apple is fighting lawsuits brought by Proview Technology (Shenzhen), causing retailers and resellers in more than 10 Chinese cities to take iPads off their shelves, according to market buzz.
Apple's iPad enjoys a huge lead over rival tablet PCs in China with a 76 percent share. Lenovo and Samsung trail a distant second and third with about 7 percent and 3 percent respectively, as per industry report.
Apple Inc's legal row over its iPad trademark in China creates an opportunity for Lenovo Group Ltd and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.
Samsung likely has most to gain, because its Galaxy tablet competes in the same price segment as the iPad.
