Courtesy Independent
Apple has lost control of the ‘iPhone’ trademark in China, meaning that another company can continue selling phone cases with its handset’s name on them.
A Beijing court said Apple wasn’t able to prove that iPhone was a “famous brand” in China, before the local company applied for a trademark in 2007, the year the phone was released. That means that the ownership of the name is still with the local Xintong Tiandi Technology company, which can keep using it.
The decision came in late April and means that the Chinese company can keep using the name on mobile phone cases, wallets, handbags and other leather goods.
