Supreme Court will decide if Apple can use ‘iPhone` brand in Brazil
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Apple may have to call the iPhone something else in Brazil. What you need to know The Brazilian Supreme Court is taking on the `iPhone` trademark case. IGB Eletrônica S/A and Apple are both suing for sole rights to the brand. The two have been in a legal battle for years. The Brazilian Supreme Court has decided that it will hear the case as to whether or not Apple can use the `iPhone` trademark in Brazil. Reported by PRNewswire, IGB Eletrônica S/A, who is suing for sole rights to the trademark in the country, says that the decision to hear the case is a win for those who wish to protect intellectual property. The appellant, IGB Eletrônica S/A, communicated the Supreme Court`s decision to the market last Friday. Its shares on the São Paulo Stock Exchange rose 14.09% on Monday and 5,74% on Tuesday. `The Supreme Court`s President understood the relevance of the matter to our sovereignty and to the protection of intellectual property in Brazil,` celebrated Staub. IGB had ...