Apple has been really active in litigation in past few times. But this has backfired too at times.
News have poured in that Apple has lost a legal battle in a court of Mexico from IT solutions provider iFone over the use of the phonetically similar brand name.
It is reported that Apple filed a lawsuit against iFone in 2009. But after investigations, it was found that iFone registered it's brand name in 2004 and Apple registered iPhone in 2007, 4 years later than iFone.
This fact worked in favor of iFone and led to Apple losing the lawsuit and eventually iFone filed a counter case claiming the damages.
At the moment it is not clear if Apple would have to pay a fees to iFone for using the brand name or would it be completely banned from using the iPhone brand in Mexico.
Apple's latest offering is said to be launched in Mexico through telecom operators Telcel and Movistar on Friday.
Source: - The First Post
News have poured in that Apple has lost a legal battle in a court of Mexico from IT solutions provider iFone over the use of the phonetically similar brand name.
It is reported that Apple filed a lawsuit against iFone in 2009. But after investigations, it was found that iFone registered it's brand name in 2004 and Apple registered iPhone in 2007, 4 years later than iFone.
This fact worked in favor of iFone and led to Apple losing the lawsuit and eventually iFone filed a counter case claiming the damages.
At the moment it is not clear if Apple would have to pay a fees to iFone for using the brand name or would it be completely banned from using the iPhone brand in Mexico.
Apple's latest offering is said to be launched in Mexico through telecom operators Telcel and Movistar on Friday.
Source: - The First Post
