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On the other hand, imagine the tsunami of lawyer-shit you'd be drowning in if you started a record label called "iPhone Corp" today?

Dylan16807 6y ago
Almost entirely because that's not a word. Calling something "Lightning" would be a lot closer, as a trademark they use but with very conditional mindshare.
Caprinicus 6y ago
That’s different because the iPhone is not a generic object like a fruit. You could totally call a business Macintosh Records and get away with it though
- echelon 6y ago
  I'd argue that iPhone is a generic term like band aid or Google. "Pad" and "Pod" are certainly generic. https://blog.tracyjonglawfirm.com/has-ipad-become-a-generic-term/ https://blog.tracyjonglawfirm.com/has-ipad-become-a-generic-...
  - airstrike 6y ago
    > I'd argue that iPhone is a generic term like band aid or Google. And you would lose that argument. 2/3 of those are not generic terms.
    - hellotomyrars 6y ago
      Yeah I don’t think iPhone flies as generic but by god in my time of technical support do I find people refer to all manner of cheap $50-$100 Walmart special android tablets as “iPads” and it’s caused me more than a few headaches.
niea_11 6y ago
Recently, Apple sued a company over of its pear shaped logo : https://www.macrumors.com/2020/08/08/legal-action-against-company-with-pear-logo/ https://www.macrumors.com/2020/08/08/legal-action-against-co... And other organisations as well: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/03/05/apple-norway-progress-party-logo-trademark-opposition/ https://www.macrumors.com/2019/03/05/apple-norway-progress-p... https://www.macrumors.com/2019/05/01/apple-opposes-german-cycling-logo-trademark/ https://www.macrumors.com/2019/05/01/apple-opposes-german-cy... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc._litigation#Trademarks,_copyrights,_and_patents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc._litigation#Trademar...
- cmiles74 6y ago
  If it wasn't Apple, it would have been Disney. http://www.mtv.com/news/3020742/fake-nickelodeon-products-pear-company/ http://www.mtv.com/news/3020742/fake-nickelodeon-products-pe...

Dylan16807 6y ago

Almost entirely because that's not a word. Calling something "Lightning" would be a lot closer, as a trademark they use but with very conditional mindshare.

Caprinicus 6y ago

That’s different because the iPhone is not a generic object like a fruit. You could totally call a business Macintosh Records and get away with it though

echelon 6y ago
I'd argue that iPhone is a generic term like band aid or Google. "Pad" and "Pod" are certainly generic. https://blog.tracyjonglawfirm.com/has-ipad-become-a-generic-term/ https://blog.tracyjonglawfirm.com/has-ipad-become-a-generic-...
- airstrike 6y ago
  > I'd argue that iPhone is a generic term like band aid or Google. And you would lose that argument. 2/3 of those are not generic terms.
  - hellotomyrars 6y ago
    Yeah I don’t think iPhone flies as generic but by god in my time of technical support do I find people refer to all manner of cheap $50-$100 Walmart special android tablets as “iPads” and it’s caused me more than a few headaches.

niea_11 6y ago

Recently, Apple sued a company over of its pear shaped logo : https://www.macrumors.com/2020/08/08/legal-action-against-company-with-pear-logo/ https://www.macrumors.com/2020/08/08/legal-action-against-co... And other organisations as well: https://www.macrumors.com/2019/03/05/apple-norway-progress-party-logo-trademark-opposition/ https://www.macrumors.com/2019/03/05/apple-norway-progress-p... https://www.macrumors.com/2019/05/01/apple-opposes-german-cycling-logo-trademark/ https://www.macrumors.com/2019/05/01/apple-opposes-german-cy... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc._litigation#Trademarks,_copyrights,_and_patents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc._litigation#Trademar...

cmiles74 6y ago
If it wasn't Apple, it would have been Disney. http://www.mtv.com/news/3020742/fake-nickelodeon-products-pear-company/ http://www.mtv.com/news/3020742/fake-nickelodeon-products-pe...