nsane.forums Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Apple has made the iPhone brand a household name but if you happen to live in Brazil, Apple will no longer be able to sell its phone under that moniker after a losing a battle in court.Apple has made the iPhone brand a household name but if you happen to live in Brazil, Apple will no longer be able to sell its phone under that moniker after a losing a battle in court.According to the report by globo.com, Apple has lost the right in Brazil to use the iPhone branding on any product that relates to a mobile phone. This will obviously have a huge impact for Apple in Brazil as it will have to rebrand it's mobile phone in that country as it has the lost the right to a company called Gradiente who acquired the name back in 2000.The loss of the name has bigger implications for Apple than simply the mobile phone as products such as "Find my iPhone" would have to be renamed as well. As we reportedly previously, Gradiente began selling a phone in December called the iPhone.The IPHONE (pictured above), as it is called, runs Android 2.3.4, has a 3.7in screen, features dual SIM slots, front and rear cameras (no indication on the sensor size) and is priced at $285.00 off contract.We will be quite curious to see what Apple renames the iPhone in Brazil.View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted February 2, 2013 Administrator Share Posted February 2, 2013 Karma. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintas Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Edit: i'll refrain from writing comments against Brazil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonar Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 if the names taken already in brazil how have apple bought out the name everywhere?seems they copy'd the name i hope the company in brazil goes alot further and suggests apple to change the name everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanon Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Karma. :)I could cry just about now. :D -_- :hypocrite: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuthut Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 I've heard that Apple have scrapped their plans for the new children's iPod after realising that iTouch Kids is not a good product name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0nyB Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 I've heard that Apple have scrapped their plans for the new children's iPod after realising that iTouch Kids is not a good product name.Not a place to laught but, :lmao: Apple had it coming... What goes around, comes around, as the old saying is. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 nuthut, on 03 Feb 2013 - 08:06, said: I've heard that Apple have scrapped their plans for the new children's iPod after realising that iTouch Kids is not a good product name. Next thing you know Apple releases iPedo. I'm sure our very own PedoBear will buy that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ande Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Apple will always have iSin, purchase by Adam 6000 years ago.Was heavenly expensive at that time. :troll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRiM Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 if the names taken already in brazil how have apple bought out the name everywhere?seems they copy'd the name i hope the company in brazil goes alot further and suggests apple to change the name everywhere!lol, dude just because you own a trademark in one country doesn't mean you own it in all which is the whole basis of how this company can use it in Brazil because they owned it in this country first. For example Apple had to pay a company in China for the trademark of "iPad".In fact Apple didnt even own the "iPhone" name in US until they paid Cisco for it.: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linksys_iPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olexijl Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Very good news. This is the first iPhone with Android OS! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffi Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 if the names taken already in brazil how have apple bought out the name everywhere?seems they copy'd the name i hope the company in brazil goes alot further and suggests apple to change the name everywhere!Iirc apple had to pay cisco because cisco had registered iphone way back too in the states.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbrook Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Really its a bad thing to Apple business...I think its very very loss.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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