Last week China Quality Certification Center granted China Compulsory Certification to Apple’s iPad which means that the company plans on bringing its newest tablet to the country, even as it faces a continuing legal battle over the iPad trademark.

The certification is a mandatory stamp necessary for Apple to sell the device in the country, according to PC world.

Apple launched In China, Apple has historically launched its hottest new products weeks to months after they go on sale in the U.S. While the company has yet to announce when it will launch its newest version of the iPad in the country, unauthorized Chinese Apple vendors have managed to smuggle in their own product and sell them for higher prices.

Apple''s iPad sales, however, are already facing Chinese regulatory scrutiny because of an ongoing legal dispute over who owns the iPad trademark name in the country.

Chinese firm Proview claims to have actual ownership of the trademarks since 2001, and denies ever selling them to Apple. The company has filed lawsuits and dozens of complaints with authorities demanding all iPad sales be stopped because of trademark infringement. A higher court in Guangzhou, China, is currently deliberating the case.

3G versions of Apple's iPad will still need Chinese regulatory approval for a network access permit, according to experts. But even with the approval, Chinese authorities could still decide to intervene, given the ongoing trademark dispute, said Sun Peilin, an analyst with Beijing-based research firm Analysys International.