Sunday, May 8, 2016

Apple lose the exclusive use of the trademark iPhone in China



It is well known that the term iPhone connected phones produced by Apple in all parts of the world that, but it's in China is different from the state, which is often ignored trademark rights, but the court ruling issued recently to deny Apple from using the exclusive right to this name in China.

Judgment was issued in favor of Xintong Tiandi Technology company located in the capital Beijing, which operates in the field of savers phones Leather bags manufactured under the trade mark "IPHONE".


 Exists between Apple and Xintong Tiandi conflict began in 2012, it is known that Apple first has applied for a trademark for iPhone "iPhone" in 2002 to launch on the computer hardware and software and a lot of products, and has Xintong Tiandi company applied for the launch of the brand "IPHONE" the leather goods in 2007. he observed in the timing close to the launch of the first iPhone phone in the United States.


 The problem here is that the brand Apple unapproved until 2013, while has the approval of the trademark Xintong Tiandi's name in 2010, Chinese courts ruled that Apple did not prove that the iPhone name was known in China before products Xintong company Tiandi's.





What made the case more difficult, the court said that Apple did not sell iPhone devices in China until 2009, unlike Xintong Tiandi company that created the iPhone name in China for the first time and launched their products.

It is unfortunate that this case were not the first issue on the brand for Apple in China, in 2012 made an order that the Apple to pay about $ 60 million for Shenzhen Proview Technology in a dispute with the brand iPad, and in the last month has been closed films and books stores audio on iTunes by the Chinese authorities because of some regulatory restrictions.

 



 Apple did not comment on its recent conflict and suspended Xintong Tiandi company that it will seek to take full advantage of the brand, and hopes to cooperate with Apple to expand its brand iPhone.

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