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for what should be sued? Squares with lightly round edges? Oh, using "Air" in a notebook's name to suggest that it's very light :).
by forwhat 10y ago
for what should be sued? Squares with lightly round edges? Oh, using "Air" in a notebook's name to suggest that it's very light :).
- biot 10y agoMacbook Air... Notebook Air... I can definitely see that consumers might find the similarity confusing given that they're in the same category of goods and services.
- babuskov 10y agoGiven how strong and prominent Apple logo is on their laptops, I don't think anyone would get confused about that.
- DiabloD3 10y agoApple v. Samsung was over chromed rounded corners on phones; a series of cases in multiple countries, and this war between the two still isn't over. So yeah, they've convinced multiple courts in multiple jurisdictions in multiple countries that yes, consumers are, paraphrased from their words, "pretty stupid and get confused easily."
- biot 10y agoIf Burger King introduced a new burger called the "Large Mac", how prominent the "golden arches" logo is for McDonald's doesn't factor at all into whether or not this is trademark infringement. Same goes for this: is there the possibility of confusion between "Macbook Air" and "Netbook Air"? Let's say Joe Consumer heard a radio/podcast advertisement for the new "Netbook Air" (obviously there is zero chance of seeing a logo for such audio media) -- is there the possibility Joe would associate that product with Apple? That's the kind of thing a jury would need to decide.
- riffraff 10y ago> Squares with lightly round edges? to be fair, that is what Apple sued Samsung for, and it won :(