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Not to be super pedantic; but they aren't suing Apple. They've filed a motion with the USPTO to dismiss Apple's trademark filing under the grounds that it's to
by m0nastic 16y ago
Not to be super pedantic; but they aren't suing Apple.
They've filed a motion with the USPTO to dismiss Apple's trademark filing under the grounds that it's too generic of a term to be trademarked.
I tend to agree with them, as even though I don't honestly remember anyone referring to a store selling applications as an "app store" before Apple, it feels about as trademark'able as registering "shoe store".
- nhangen 16y agoGood catch, I'll see if I can edit and fix.