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You may get a letter from Apple’s lawyers because of the name - Swift and SwiftUI are trademarks, and this seems like something they’d want to keep for themselv
by rafram 1y ago
You may get a letter from Apple’s lawyers because of the name - Swift and SwiftUI are trademarks, and this seems like something they’d want to keep for themselves.
- andsoitis 1y ago> Swift and SwiftUI are trademarks This is called SwiftAI, though.
- reactordev 1y agoIf they can prove enough similarities or overlap with their brand, they’ll find the way. And since it targets macOS/iOS specifically, there you go.
- steve1977 1y agoAls considering that Apple probably has Apple Intelligence trademarked
- rafram 1y agoRight, and if it were called IBM AI, they’d get a letter from IBM instead. You can’t just tack something onto the end of a trademarked brand name.
- farseer 1y agoIBM and Apple are company names, which means the intent to mislead can play a role during legal proceedings. Compared to banning the use of "Swift" in any phrase or sentence by any future company for the foreseeable future.
- leobg 1y agoOr from Taylor’s.
- farseer 1y agoWhat if I make a SwiftDelivery app? Would that also get me sued?
- fragmede 1y agoProbably not. I am not a lawyer though. The Apple Corps vs Apple Computer lawsuit may make for some interesting introductory reading about various aspects of intellectual property law for you, if you are so inclined. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer