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North Korean company advertising domestically-made “iPad”

Company using trademarked product name to advertise domestic tablet computer

A North Korean company is advertising a domestic tablet computer under the copyrighted name of one of Apple Inc.’s flagship products - the “iPad” - the DPRK’s latest edition of Foreign Trade magazine shows.

Made by the Myohyang IT Company, the device's advertisement calls the tablet computer a “Ryonghung IPad”.

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