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If Apple's trademark conflicts with an older established trademark, shouldn't the older one win, and therefore invalidate Apple's trademark? I would strongly su
by mcv 3y ago
If Apple's trademark conflicts with an older established trademark, shouldn't the older one win, and therefore invalidate Apple's trademark? I would strongly support a law that automatically invalidates trademarks when abused for silly nonsense like this. Give the big corps something to lose.
- dathinab 3y agoyes, through only the trademark in context of this specific field Trademarks are in general not for all fields, e.g. Apple for "computers" but not for literally selling apples or medizine. The problem is they can just abuse various laws to continuously sue a company in all kinds of fields going again and again into revision until the smaller company can't afford the legal fees anymore even if they win.
- fatfingerd 3y agoIf I were their competition, I would bank roll every organization's trademark feud with them in the hopes that one is as successful as Budvar.
- tpmoney 3y agoThe trademark isn't being abused though. There's no actual battle here. All that's going on is Apple is attempting to register one of two trademarks for the Apple Records logos that they have owned since 2007 and has been in trade usage since the 60's. One was granted, the other was provisionally denied, Apple is appealing that denial. This whole article is speculative nonsense that feels like a publicity stunt for the fruit union.