223
Apple could force a 111-year-old fruit company to change its apple logo
(www.androidauthority.com)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2023
223 points (100.0% liked)
Technology
37708 readers
150 users here now
A nice place to discuss rumors, happenings, innovations, and challenges in the technology sphere. We also welcome discussions on the intersections of technology and society. If it’s technological news or discussion of technology, it probably belongs here.
Remember the overriding ethos on Beehaw: Be(e) Nice. Each user you encounter here is a person, and should be treated with kindness (even if they’re wrong, or use a Linux distro you don’t like). Personal attacks will not be tolerated.
Subcommunities on Beehaw:
This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
If the article is accurate and Apple is trying to secure IP rights over, "images of apples," surely no sane judge would rule in favour of such a wide ranging and foolish claim. I'm sure there are plenty of businesses who will be able to claim prior art over a picture of a damn apple.
Incidentally I'm trademarking the sun and then going after the entire country of Japan. I hope you aren't too attached to that flag.
They registered this particular image https://www3.wipo.int/madrid/monitor/en/showData.jsp?ID=ROM.1028240&DES=1, the rest of the story is conjecturing what might happen if TM is granted in .ch - I'm no expert, but it sounds unlikely to affect the fruit union.