Apple loses right to iPhone trademark in Brazil . Brazil patent regulator affirms local Brazilian company owns exclusive rights through 2018 . And in 2010 , Apple secured the iPad trademark in the United States from Japanese electronics maker Fujitsu which had registered the name in the U.S. in 2003 . Brazilian company Virgin Mobile debuted ` ` iphone ' One '' December 2012 . Apple has endured past trademark disputes in China , Japan , Korea .
Apple loses right to iPhone trademark in Brazil . Brazil patent regulator affirms local Brazilian company owns exclusive rights through 2018 . Brazilian company Virgin Mobile debuted ` ` iphone ' One '' December 2012 . Apple has endured past trademark disputes in China , Japan , Korea .