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05-04-2016, 06:05 AM
Chinese court rules Apple has to share the trademark 'iPhone' with a leather goods maker
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Apple **w has to share the trademark for the word “iPhone” with a handbag and leather goods maker – at least in China.
As reported by Quartz (http://qz.com/674813/apple-is-being-forced-to-share-the-iphone-name-in-china-with-a-handbag-maker/) (via the Chinese-based Legal Daily (http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/judicial/content/2016-04/27/content_6603932.htm)), the Beijing Municipal Higher People’s Court of Final Appeal ruled against Apple in a recent lawsuit.
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Apple was battling Beijing-based Xintong Tiandi, which sells leather goods like smartphone cases and handbags under the name “IPHONE.” The lawsuit – which was settled in Xintong Tiandi Tech**logy’s favor – actually dates all the way back to 2012. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/iphone-china-trademark-laswuit/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Apple **w has to share the trademark for the word “iPhone” with a handbag and leather goods maker – at least in China.
As reported by Quartz (http://qz.com/674813/apple-is-being-forced-to-share-the-iphone-name-in-china-with-a-handbag-maker/) (via the Chinese-based Legal Daily (http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/judicial/content/2016-04/27/content_6603932.htm)), the Beijing Municipal Higher People’s Court of Final Appeal ruled against Apple in a recent lawsuit.
SEE ALSO: Apple CEO to Wall Street: Rumors of our demise are greatly exaggerated (http://mashable.com/2016/05/02/apple-jim-cramer-tim-cook/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Apple was battling Beijing-based Xintong Tiandi, which sells leather goods like smartphone cases and handbags under the name “IPHONE.” The lawsuit – which was settled in Xintong Tiandi Tech**logy’s favor – actually dates all the way back to 2012. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/iphone-china-trademark-laswuit/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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