Since then, Apple has been working to acquire the trademark “i-phone,” and this week they finally succeeded<\/a>. According to Macworld, the record for the trademark now shows Apple’s name where it used to list Hanwang Technology. On Monday a Hanwang representative stated that Apple has indeed acquired the trademark, but refused to give any details. <\/p>\n The iPhone’s performance in China has been interesting, as the government’s communication restrictions, a bustling black market and cheaper competition in Hong Kong got things off to a slow start<\/a>. Just last week, China Unicom reported<\/a> that they had sold 300,000 iPhones, which tripled claims of only 100,000 units sold<\/a> by the start of December.<\/p>\n TUAW<\/a>Apple gains control of “i-phone” trademark in China<\/a> originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)<\/a> on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read<\/a> | Permalink<\/a> | Email this<\/a> | Comments<\/a> <\/p>\n Buy This Item: [Click here to buy this item]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/e00d0_iphone_chinaaaaa098p.jpg\")
Back in 2002, Apple applied to register the iPhone trademark in China, but that application was limited to computer hardware and software, not mobile phones. A year later (three years before the iPhone’s introduction), Chinese manufacturer Hanwang Technology<\/a> applied for the trademark “i-phone” for a device they briefly sold. I<\/p>\n<\/h6>\n