Apple’s ‘iPhone’ trademark taken by Chinese company
Apple still isn’t selling iPhones through normal channels in China, even though smuggled, unlocked version of the iPhone make China one of Apple’s biggest markets. The hold-up has been that both Apple and chinese carriers want to control everything, especially content. But it turns out there’s another hurdle. The “i-Phone” trademark is already owned in China by a companny called Hanwang Technology. Even if Apple could get the Chinese courts to hand over the trademark, it could take up to four years. Meanwhile, of course, all the fake Chinese iPhones use the “iPhone” trademark freely. As I’ve said before, Apple and China are simply incompatible.
Original post by Mike