Apple loses injunction bid in Mexico against iFone brand

Apple’s injunction bid in Mexico against iFone, a local brand, has brought it defeat, after a court found the name iPhone to be “too phonetically similar to iFone”, reports Electronista. An update to the article, however, affirms that while the ruling will not prevent Apple from selling its iPhone branded products in Mexico, it will allow the company owning the iFone brand to continue using the name. Reportedly, it was in 2009 that the Cupertino-based company had filed for a request, seeking the discontinuation of the iFone brand to avoid any instances of having buyers confused over similar sounding names. In its last Thursday’s ruling, however, a Mexico City court denied Apple’s injunction request. Click here for full story