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In Sweden there's a trademark for a shade of purple, but it's limited to the context of coffee branding
by acadapter 4y ago
In Sweden there's a trademark for a shade of purple, but it's limited to the context of coffee branding
- AmericanChopper 4y agoIsn’t that generally how trademarks work? Isn’t that why Cisco is allowed to make its own iOS?
- randomdata 4y agoTwo operating systems would no doubt be considered to be in the same space. Apple licensed the iOS name from Cisco exactly to avoid a trademark suit.
- AmericanChopper 4y agoBad example perhaps (and I just noticed I got it backwards in my comment). But I’m sure there has to be a risk of creating confusion amongst consumers for trademark infringement to take place.
- nemoniac 4y agoInterestingly Apple also settled with the Beatles' record label after a trademark suit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer
- freejazz 4y agoOne is consumer and the other isn't, so probably no to be honest. If you are apple, better to get the license before you release a product like iOS which is on its what, 10th plus year?
- TheNewAndy 4y agoAnother example would be cadbury (chocolate company) and another shade of purple. It makes sense - if you go into the shops and see a wall of purple, it is nice if you know what this actually represents, and don't have all the different brands converging on the colour of the most popular brand.