Apple loses yet another round in “iPhone” trademark battle in Brazil

After a unanimous decision in a federal court, Apple has suffered yet another legal setback in Brazil, this time over the rights to the “iPhone” trademark.

A bit of background

Longtime 9to5Mac readers may remember that Brazilian electronics company IGB Eletrônica (formerly Gradiente) has been fighting Apple for more than a decade over the right to use the “iPhone” name in the country.

Gradiente filed for the “G Gradiente Iphone” trademark in 2000 and was granted…