The iPhone is coming to Brazil. Again. Earlier this month, Apple finally brought its iconic handset to the country, but it turns out there's now a second manufacturer planning to release a handset under the same name. That's because IGB Electronica SA (under its Gradiente brand) today announced an "iphone" of its own. Like IGB's existing devices, the iphone Neo One will run Google's Android operating system. It seems like a clear trademark violation, but in fact IGB applied for the rights to use the "iphone" moniker in Brazil back in 2000 — years before Steve Jobs famously unveiled Apple's first smartphone. Thus the company insists it has exclusive local rights to market a handset by that name.
Is another trademark dispute nearing?
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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/18/3781694/brazil-gets-a-new-iphone-that-runs-android
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