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Apple Targeting Indie Director Over 'Apple-Man' Film Title Trademark
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What does where he lives or where he was born have anything to do with anything? If he is making a film in Ukraine for exclusive release in Ukraine why is he filing US paperwork?
Sometimes it looks like that company legal departments think that they need to have as much cases each year as possible, seeking out even the most insignificant things to sue.
My comment was just for humor. “Really Small Cushion Man” forced to change from Microsoft Man. 🤓😄
Yeah, but an Apple Macintosh is an actual fruit, a certain type of Apple.Please keep in mind that this has already been litigated, with a company that actually goes by Apple Corps and predates the founding of Apple, Inc.:
Apple Corps was founded by members of the Beatles:
Apple Corps - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Apple Inc, formally Apple Computer, is the company that produces the Apple Macintosh line of computers:
Apple Inc. - Wikipedia
They fought over the use of 'Apple' for years:
Apple Corps v Apple Computer - Wikipedia
If the movie is so popular, Apple has a point.
Or maybe this is another marketing strategy or something...
Or maybe this is another marketing strategy or something...
What ever happened to not being able to trademark a common word? Doing so runs too much risk for battles like this and its pointless. The word apple existed long before the computer company and will exist long after they are gone. They cannot demand a movie not use the word Apple when the movie is about the fruit and not the company.
If that were the case people could just start trade marking random words hoping to sue people in the future. Much like people buying domain names they think will be worth money someday. I could trademark the word hello and anytime somebody says hello I could sue them. Its just ridiculous. A trademark is supposed to protect a unique name like Microsoft, IBM or a owners name like John Deere. A word that would not be used commonly in public. This is apples fault for picking a very common name for a company. Doing so will always run the risk of situations like this and thats on them. They can't hijack the word Apple from the English language. Its a public domain word.
I don't think Apple has any chance of winning this one in court. They are hoping their size and massive legal team will scare the crap out of this guy.
If that were the case people could just start trade marking random words hoping to sue people in the future. Much like people buying domain names they think will be worth money someday. I could trademark the word hello and anytime somebody says hello I could sue them. Its just ridiculous. A trademark is supposed to protect a unique name like Microsoft, IBM or a owners name like John Deere. A word that would not be used commonly in public. This is apples fault for picking a very common name for a company. Doing so will always run the risk of situations like this and thats on them. They can't hijack the word Apple from the English language. Its a public domain word.
I don't think Apple has any chance of winning this one in court. They are hoping their size and massive legal team will scare the crap out of this guy.
Apple is right to protect its very original name that had nothing to do with the Beatle's Apple Records.
Apple pie, apple streudel, apple sauce, apple juice, apples (granny smith, gala, red delicious, etc), apple cider, the big apple, apple of my eye .... now all registered Apple of Cuptertino trademarks.
I once received a 6-page cease-and-desist letter for a photo I took by myself and published, but which looked somewhat similar to a book cover. I was threatened with a 20,000 € bill, ended up paying 4,000 €. Can't imagine how expensive a 467-page letter is.
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Apple has trademark on "Apple Inc." not the english dictionary. They should not allow trademarks on dictionary words in the first place. You can trademark something like "Xbox" or "iPhone" but not "orange" and "walking" .
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Apple has trademark on "Apple Inc." not the english dictionary. They should not allow trademarks on dictionary words in the first place. You can trademark something like "Xbox" or "iPhone" but not "orange" and "walking" .
you can't be serious? you paid 4000 euro because you took a photo?
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Did Mc Donalds ever sue Apple for copying the Big Mac?
Exactly. Happened to a friend of mine with a cease & desist letter from Armani because he registered a logo loosely similar to Armani’s eagle. Very loosely. And it was a blog, not a fashion brand.
Nope, it is purposefully spelt differently, funnily enough because a company already claimed McIntosh (the apple cultivar) as a trademark:
McIntosh (apple) - Wikipedia
Mac (computer) - Wikipedia
McIntosh is the fruit, Macintosh is the line of computers.
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Not the point. Even if Apple knows this isn’t going to go anywhere Apple still has to litigate anything remotely similar so they can protect their trademark. Apple knows as well as anyone that this is bad optics but this is just how trademark law works. Constantly try to protect it or lose it.
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