Apple Loses 'iPhone' Name Rights in Mexico over Phonetic Similarity [Updated] - Page 2

applemotor · Nov 2, 2012, 10:32 AM

La ley loca no conduce.

MonkeySee.... · Nov 2, 2012, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by grimace2

Apple deserved to lose... they picked this fight to begin with! The initial cease and desist lawsuit against iFone was a real scumbag move by Apple.

Reminds me of Monster Cable suing every company that used the term "Monster" for anything!

Apple is nothing more than a trademark troll, plain and simple.

Don't know about anyone else but companies sticking and "i" in front of their product/company name leaching off Apples success deserves everything they get.

rjohnstone · Nov 2, 2012, 10:32 AM

What a douche move by Apple.
Sending a cease and desist letter to a company that had the name rights a full 6 years earlier.

Glad to see the courts not fall for this corporate bully crap.

Boatboy24 · Nov 2, 2012, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by TrentS

Yet another dumb ruling. iPhone is "different" than ifone... Duh!!

But is it as cool?

melendezest · Nov 2, 2012, 10:35 AM

This is too funny.

Apple just can't win. Someone there needs to trademark the i prefix in every country so this doesn't happen again.

Why are other companies using the i prefix for any of their products? What does the i even stand for anyway?? Did someone Apple come up with "i-anything" before Apple (other than Cisco IOS, which stands for something else entirely)?

Seriously, anyone know?

CristobalHuet · Nov 2, 2012, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by GenesisST

"These fools"? They registered in 2003, then Apple sued in 2009 and they fought back. It doesn't seemed like they were going at Apple in the first place.

That's what I get for glossing over an article.

mytdave · Nov 2, 2012, 10:36 AM

Sometimes bringing a lawsuit is just a stupid thing to do. Mea Culpa.

Not much room for confusion with this one, visually anyway. Besides, iFone was first to the party. Would have been better to enter into an agreement with them, back before the iPhone launched, now it's gonna cost (is costing) a bundle.

Menopause · Nov 2, 2012, 10:36 AM

Ay caramba!

yg17 · Nov 2, 2012, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by melendezest

This is too funny.

Apple just can't win. Someone there needs to trademark the i prefix in every country so this doesn't happen again.

Why are other companies using the i prefix for any of their products? What does the i even stand for anyway?? Did someone Apple come up with "i-anything" before Apple (other than Cisco IOS, which stands for something else entirely)?

Seriously, anyone know?

Why should Apple win? This company was using iFone long before the iPhone came around.

Krazy Bill · Nov 2, 2012, 10:36 AM

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the iFone trade name was registered in Mexico in 2003, some four years before Apple did so.

Well "duh" Apple.

stuffradio · Nov 2, 2012, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by MonkeySee....

Don't know about anyone else but companies sticking and "i" in front of their product/company name leaching off Apples success deserves everything they get.

Apples success of iProducts in 2003? What was there, only like an iMac or something. iPhone didn't come out until 2007. How is this leaching off Apple's success? Please stop trying to defend corporate companies when they are in the wrong.

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Originally Posted by mytdave

Sometimes bringing a lawsuit is just a stupid thing to do. Mea Culpa.

Not much room for confusion with this one, visually anyway. Besides, iFone was first to the party. Would have been better to enter into an agreement with them, back before the iPhone launched, now it's gonna cost (is costing) a bundle.

Apple did this with IOS and Cisco. Cisco had IOS for their router operating system for a long time, and then Apple licensed the name or bought it. They should have attempted the same thing here instead of trying to sue them to stop being a company...

stuffradio · 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by melendezest

This is too funny.

Apple just can't win. Someone there needs to trademark the i prefix in every country so this doesn't happen again.

Why are other companies using the i prefix for any of their products? What does the i even stand for anyway?? Did someone Apple come up with "i-anything" before Apple (other than Cisco IOS, which stands for something else entirely)?

Seriously, anyone know?

I don't think prefixes should be trademark-able. Microsoft could trademark x-, Apple i-, etc.

The Mercurian · Nov 2, 2012, 10:42 AM

News just in:

Apple sues customer for playing with friends Android

Enough with the lawsuits already.

M-O · Nov 2, 2012, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grimace2

Apple is nothing more than a trademark troll, plain and simple.

nothing more?

MonkeySee.... · Nov 2, 2012, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuffradio

Apples success of iProducts in 2003? What was there, only like an iMac or something. iPhone didn't come out until 2007. How is this leaching off Apple's success? Please stop trying to defend corporate companies when they are in the wrong.

Yeah, and the iMac was ****, eh?

mohsy90 · Nov 2, 2012, 10:44 AM

Apple trying to take something thats not theirs......shocking

Kludge420 · Nov 2, 2012, 10:46 AM

LMFAO, Apple tried to ****** over this business and they got bit. I hope iFone now sues them for a billion dollars.

MuddyPaws1 · Nov 2, 2012, 10:47 AM

Bwaaahahahahhahahaa

Stupid apple

topmounter · Nov 2, 2012, 10:47 AM

This is a far better decision than Apple forcing this company (which predates the iPhone by at least three years) to go through a costly rebranding process.

Regardless, based on their website, "i Fone", doesn't compete with Apple on any level, so I'd expect that they can both negotiate a reasonable settlement.

mohsy90 · Nov 2, 2012, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by iGrip

Pull out of Mexico, Apple. Take the moral high ground. That is what Steve would have done!

Abandon modern medicine...that's what Steve would have done

zorinlynx · Nov 2, 2012, 10:49 AM

Sorry, but Apple started this fight. My sympathy is zero.

Apple should know to leave well enough alone. They are mind-blowingly successful, yet they keep acting like douchebags with the lawsuits.

Get over it, Apple. Concentrate on making great products, that's all you need to succeed. Stop picking on smaller companies.

MikhailT · Nov 2, 2012, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grimace2

Apple deserved to lose... they picked this fight to begin with! The initial cease and desist lawsuit against iFone was a real scumbag move by Apple.

Reminds me of Monster Cable suing every company that used the term "Monster" for anything!

Apple is nothing more than a trademark troll, plain and simple.

No, it isn't simple as that. First, Apple does have products and they do sell them, so they're not a troll.

Secondly, in some countries including USA, if Apple does not fight to protect its trademark, they forfeit their trademark automatically. Apple fought in Mexico to protect its original "iPhone" trademark. 'iFone' is now counter-suing Apple because "iPhone" sounds similar to their 'iFone' trademark.

Apple simply preemptively sued iFone because they knew iFone will eventually sue (they're required to or they'll lose against Apple automatically).

stuffradio · Nov 2, 2012, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by MonkeySee....

Yeah, and the iMac was ****, eh?

I didn't even say that, eh? All I said is that is the only iProduct I can remember from 2003 is the iMac. Isn't this a telecommunication company? If so, what does an iMac have to do with an iFone in 2003 or now? Apple has no rights in Mexico to sue this company that clearly came out before any mention of iPhone came out. If the company knew Apple was making something called iPhone, maybe they would have something. They didn't, and Apple is not in the right in this case.

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Originally Posted by MikhailT

No, it isn't simple as that. First, Apple does have products and they do sell them, so they're not a troll.

Secondly, in some countries including USA, if Apple does not fight to protect its trademark, they forfeit their trademark automatically. Apple fought in Mexico to protect its original "iPhone" trademark. 'iFone' is now counter-suing Apple because "iPhone" sounds similar to their 'iFone' trademark.

Apple simply preemptively sued iFone because they knew iFone will eventually sue (they're required to or they'll lose against Apple automatically).

Why?

Judas1 · Nov 2, 2012, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by MonkeySee....

Don't know about anyone else but companies sticking and "i" in front of their product/company name leaching off Apples success deserves everything they get.

It was registered in 2003, when Apple wasn't that popular. And since when did Apple also own the letter i? No other company can use i in its name?

motorazr · Nov 2, 2012, 10:54 AM

...And one is a telecommunications service, and one is a product...

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rjohnstone macrumors 68030 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: PHX, AZ.	What a douche move by Apple. Sending a cease and desist letter to a company that had the name rights a full 6 years earlier. Glad to see the courts not fall for this corporate bully crap. __________________ "You can't really dust for vomit" - Nigel Tuffnel Some Apple ***, some Android * and some Windows based ***.
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melendezest macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2010	This is too funny. Apple just can't win. Someone there needs to trademark the i prefix in every country so this doesn't happen again. Why are other companies using the i prefix for any of their products? What does the i even stand for anyway?? Did someone Apple come up with "i-anything" before Apple (other than Cisco IOS, which stands for something else entirely)? Seriously, anyone know? __________________ Here's a tip: Use whatever OS or hardware that makes *you* happy!
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mytdave macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2002	Ha! Sometimes bringing a lawsuit is just a stupid thing to do. Mea Culpa. Not much room for confusion with this one, visually anyway. Besides, iFone was first to the party. Would have been better to enter into an agreement with them, back before the iPhone launched, now it's gonna cost (is costing) a bundle.
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topmounter macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2009	This is a far better decision than Apple forcing this company (which predates the iPhone by at least three years) to go through a costly rebranding process. Regardless, based on their website, "i Fone", doesn't compete with Apple on any level, so I'd expect that they can both negotiate a reasonable settlement. __________________ iLoveDrones.com
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zorinlynx macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florida, USA	Sorry, but Apple started this fight. My sympathy is zero. Apple should know to leave well enough alone. They are mind-blowingly successful, yet they keep acting like douchebags with the lawsuits. Get over it, Apple. Concentrate on making great products, that's all you need to succeed. Stop picking on smaller companies. __________________ Old-school Apple ][ expert! Ask me if you have a ][ question! Apple user 1983-1992, 2003-Present -- Linux user 1995-Present Windows-free since 2003! Though I still have to deal with it at work.
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