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I really would like to see someone try this, but I do not think it will end well. Apple would find a way to squash the mark. They have sued many businesses th
by voakbasda 3y ago
I really would like to see someone try this, but I do not think it will end well. Apple would find a way to squash the mark. They have sued many businesses that dared to use "Apple" in their clearly unrelated businesses, and I have no reason to believe that this case would be any different.
Practically speaking, trademarks cover whatever can be litigated successfully.
- speg 3y agoPerhaps, but there are indeed some existing that use Apple in their name: https://www.applebank.com/ https://www.applebank.com/ http://www.applecorps.com/ http://www.applecorps.com/ https://www.appleleisuregroup.com/ https://www.appleleisuregroup.com/
- internetter 3y agohttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/07/apfelkind-cafe-trademark-battle-apple-germany https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/07/apfelkind-cafe... :)
- mousetree 3y agoSee the disputes between Apple Corps (Beatles) and Apple: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer
- fennecfoxy 3y agoAnd of course the famous agreement from the Beatles of "okay fine, but you can only use the name if you don't get into music" Cue Apple Music, lmao. It's a suit-and-tie'd cult, I swear.