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Apple loses right to use iPhone trademark in Brazil: WSJ Feb 14th 2013, 01:02 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News High stakes if Apple e-books antitrust case goes to trial 7:52am EST Apple CEO calls Einhorn lawsuit a "silly sideshow" Tue, Feb 12 2013 Carnegie Mellon seeks up to triple damages in Marvell patent case Mon, Feb 11 2013 Insight: Apple and Samsung, frenemies for life Sun, Feb 10 2013 Einhorn sues Apple, marks biggest investor challenge in years Thu, Feb 7 2013 Analysis & Opinion Apple and Einhorn could both use cleaner design Should Apple be a $200 stock? A man poses with an iPhone during Earth Hour in the center of Brasilia March 31, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino By Erin Geiger Smith Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:02pm EST (Reuters) - Brazil's copyright regulator on Wednesday stripped Apple Inc of the right to use its iPhone trademark in that country, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Wednesday. The agency that oversees patents in Brazil said Gradiente Electronica SA, a Brazilian consumer electronics maker, already owned the rights to the iPhone name, according to the report. Apple will be able to challenge the ruling in the Brazilian courts. Earlier this month, sources told Reuters that the regulator, the Brazilian Institute of Intellectual Property, was likely to make the decision that Apple did not have the rights to the trademark. Gradiente Electronica registered the "iphone" name in 2000, seven years before Apple launched its popular smartphone. A spokesperson for Apple in the United States was not immediately available to comment. (Reporting By Erin Geiger Smith) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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