US technology giant Apple lost a trademark case against Philippine-based Solid Broadband Corporation, the seller of MyPhone smartphones, according to a May 19 decision from the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) of the Philippines. Apple contested the “MyPhone” brand saying it sounded similar to the Apple’s iPhone brand of smartphones. Records show that Apple launched the iPhone in January 9, 2007. Solid Broadband applied to register the MyPhone name 5 months later or 4 days before the first public release of the iPhone.
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