After Trademark Dispute, Mexican Carriers Can No Longer Use iPhone Name In Ads

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"The Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) on Thursday announced it hasabsolved Apple of wrongdoing (http://9to5mac.com/2014/06/05/after-trademark-dispute-mexican-carriers-can-no-longer-use-iphone-name-in-ads/) in a trademark lawsuit surrounding the iPhone's infringement of a local telecommunications company marketing the phonetically identical 'iFone' brand. The logic behind the ruling was based on the difference in the two companies' markets. While iFone sells telecommunications services, Apple sells smartphones (but not actual telecommunications service). Because cellular carriers offer telecommunications services, the IMPI ruled that carriers have to remove the word 'iPhone' from all marketing materials within the next 15 days (http://www.ibtimes.com/mexican-carriers-barred-using-apple-iphone-name-advertising-marketing-materials-1595443)."

http://apple-beta.slashdot.org/story/14/06/08/136215/after-trademark-dispute-mexican-carriers-can-no-longer-use-iphone-name-in-ads