People walk past stores promoting the Apple iPhone 6S in the southern city of Shenzhen, China January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo
BEIJING: Apple Inc has lost a battle for the use of the "iPhone" trademark on leather goods in China after a Beijing court ruled against the world's biggest technology company in favour of a local firm, state media reported.
The Beijing Municipal High People's Court said Xintong Tiandi can continue to use the phrase "iPhone" on its leather goods, according to the Legal Daily, the official newspaper of China's Justice Ministry.
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