Mexico's intellectual property agency said Friday it has ruled in favour of a small local firm's rights to the 'iFone' name, saying that ads for Apple's iPhone have encroached on the trademark.
The Mexican firm iFone SA de CV registered the name in 2003 to cover specialised telephone service for call centres and businesses, well before Apple registered the similar iPhone moniker in 2007 for its popular mobile handset. iFone doesn't make mobile telephones.
Mexico's Institute for Intellectual Property ruled Thursday that the two names are phonetically identical, and thus there was a trademark encroachment.
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The Mexican firm iFone SA de CV registered the name in 2003 to cover specialised telephone service for call centres and businesses, well before Apple registered the similar iPhone moniker in 2007 for its popular mobile handset. iFone doesn't make mobile telephones.
Mexico's Institute for Intellectual Property ruled Thursday that the two names are phonetically identical, and thus there was a trademark encroachment.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140608/business/business33.html
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