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Funny but... Some time ago Apple was after Polish grocery store [1] since they have an apple in their logo (not even closely similar to Apple's logo) and use do

by piokoch 12y ago

Funny but... Some time ago Apple was after Polish grocery store [1] since they have an apple in their logo (not even closely similar to Apple's logo) and use domain name a.pl... I think that hilarity of above mentioned action still remains unbeaten, however, as I see, Apple is trying very, very hard. [1] http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2409669,00.asp http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2409669,00.asp

Alterlife 12y ago
That case is different. Apple was clearly in the wrong there. Here Apple's gone ahead and released an API (product?) with the same name as an existing company. They're not going after the company legally. Atleast, not yet. But perhaps that comes after Apple's healthkit is more well known than the existing HealthKit.
davidgerard 12y ago
They did this in Australia too - sued Woolworth's Supermarket for having a logo that looked like a W made from apple skin. http://www.theage.com.au/business/apple-bites-over-woolworths-logo-20091005-ghzr.html http://www.theage.com.au/business/apple-bites-over-woolworth... I wondered at the time when Apple would sue actual apples. http://newstechnica.com/2009/10/05/apple-inc-sues-apples-for-trademark-violation/ http://newstechnica.com/2009/10/05/apple-inc-sues-apples-for...