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Apple to allegedly lose rights to the iPhone name in Brazil

06 February, 2013 | Read the news | Post your comment
Apple to allegedly lose rights to the iPhone name in Brazil - read the full textApple is on the verge of losing the rights to the iPhone name in Brazil, Reuters reports. The country's copyright regulator might forbid the Cupertino giant to use the iPhone trademark in Latin America's biggest market, giving this right to the local Gradiente Electronica instead. Back in...

 

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it hurts.... ouuucchhh!

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  • 2013-02-06 14:01
  • vjXj

Nice. Clap Clap Clap

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  • 2013-02-06 14:00
  • vL5y

Apple don't give a damn for the brazilian market. They launch their iphone and ipads 4-5 months after US. Most brazilian buy their idevices when travelling to USA because the price here is ridiculous, the unlocked iphone 5 costs $1150, on the other hand the galaxy SIII costs $750, also unlocked.

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  • 2013-02-06 13:55
  • Jqtp

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2013-02-06 13:28 from PG5Y - click to readi must admit this one's comments is absurd. pls excuse this one for android fans and don't generalize.

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  • 2013-02-06 13:53
  • 9xB$

> In reply to mageshkm @ 2013-02-06 13:09 from 6w3u - click to readApple would never stop selling in Brazil, as it is one of the most profitable markets on the planet. They will most likely rebrand it, so they don´t have to pay royalties. By the way, stop being so ignorant about things.

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  • 2013-02-06 13:53
  • L4Ju

To our friend magesh.. apple gets a LOT of money from Brazils market.. did u know its one of the most expensive iphones around the world? Have any idea of how much it costs here? well the cheapest version costs 1000 dollars. Yep. A THOUSAND DOLLARS (i mean the iphone 4s without carrier contract.. the 4S with contract doesnt comes for less than 600 dollars. The top of the line iphone 5 64gb costs the bargain of U$1600,00 (off contract)!!! No u didnt missread it..

and u know whats the best part? It sells more than water in a desert.

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  • 2013-02-06 13:52
  • PeBg

This is trivial & changes nothing. Seriously, people get a life!!

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  • 2013-02-06 13:47
  • DGCb

backfire! So funny...

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  • 2013-02-06 13:43
  • 0IFR

> In reply to [deleted post]I'm assuming that these Fandroids have a firm understanding of copyright law, and how each country enforces it?

Though not. Guffaw.

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  • 2013-02-06 13:37
  • m77L

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2013-02-06 13:26 from PG5Y - click to readoh really???hahaha...

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  • 2013-02-06 13:31
  • Q5xN

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2013-02-06 13:10 from 4QSR - click to readLol this is nothing to do with stealing or 'steeling' as you call it. It is just about rights to a name. In Brazil. The other company had the rights before Apple. They are just defending that, and never accused Apple of stealing it lol. Funny Fandroids can't read.

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  • 2013-02-06 13:28
  • PG5Y

Love reading Fandroid comments. It's like a Mr Ignorant championship, each trying to outdo the other.

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  • 2013-02-06 13:26
  • PG5Y

> In reply to Android Man @ 2013-02-06 13:21 from mqMt - click to readYup. Except they actually stole unlike just accusing Samsung because they were doing better.

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  • 2013-02-06 13:24
  • 4QSR

hahaha...crapple the copycat of mobile industry worldwide...
all they do is to steal other people's idea...that's what they call innovative?....hahahaha...

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  • 2013-02-06 13:23
  • Q5xN

oh dear the shoes on the other foot. see how like getting sued for copyright theft. like they claimed samsung have done. apple is going the down kermit. ha ha

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  • 2013-02-06 13:21
  • mqMt

they didnt got iphone name to begin with they bought it from CISCO

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  • 2013-02-06 13:14
  • PvYx

No big deal really, as if people can't tell the difference. Just re-brand it Apple phone in Brazil. In fact, the rarity might make it a collectors item.t

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  • 2013-02-06 13:13
  • PG5Y

> In reply to mageshkm @ 2013-02-06 13:09 from 6w3u - click to readNo. It's a stolen name. They should be forced to globally change the stolen name. Then they should start inventing their own things instead of worrying about patenting the way the tables line up in their mall look a like stores.

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  • 2013-02-06 13:12
  • 4QSR

They steel everything plain and simple. The orientals sold for the IPAD name, but I don't think anyone is backing down on the Iphone name. They should take Apple all the way and legally make them change their name. Of course they and the courts will argue they should pay royalties instead...they should've though of that before steeling. Poison that crapple

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  • 2013-02-06 13:10
  • 4QSR

Nothing any important with this,
just forget the market of Brazil and stop shipping any product of apple to Brasil. They will automatically remove that rights to the other company with emergency concern. Apple does not need to purchase that rights for start sale on their iPhone devise.

This is not any kind of important matter,

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  • 2013-02-06 13:09
  • 6w3u
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