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http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/364285/microsoft-challenges-apples-app-store-trademark "Microsoft is taking legal action in a bid to stop Apple trademarking its App Store brand. Microsoft has filed a complaint with the US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, saying "app store" is a generic term." Yep, almost as generic as "windows". That didn't stop 'em trying to trademark that a few years back.

On 2011-01-12, Phil Da Lick! <phil_the_lick@REMOVETHISSPAMTRAP.hotmail.com> wrote: > http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/364285/microsoft-challenges-apples-app-store-trademark > > "Microsoft is taking legal action in a bid to stop Apple trademarking > its App Store brand. > > Microsoft has filed a complaint with the US Trademark Trial and Appeal > Board, saying "app store" is a generic term." > > Yep, almost as generic as "windows". That didn't stop 'em trying to > trademark that a few years back. I think it's great that they're getting to suffer their own stupid rules which they wanted. Good on Apple(tm) for pointing out how stupid the whole thing is. -- Best regards, Ed http://www.s5h.net/

On Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:19:56 +0000, Phil Da Lick! wrote: > http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/364285/microsoft-challenges-apples-app-store- trademark > > "Microsoft is taking legal action in a bid to stop Apple trademarking > its App Store brand. > > Microsoft has filed a complaint with the US Trademark Trial and Appeal > Board, saying "app store" is a generic term." > > Yep, almost as generic as "windows". That didn't stop 'em trying to > trademark that a few years back. Actually, I have to agree with Microsoft on trademarking "App Store," it *is* generic -- even though it me be hypocritical for them to take the position. Why not just trademark "Apple App Store." It's clearer and even kind of catchy. Maybe it's not "trendy" enough, I don't know. -- RonB Registered Linux User #498581 CentOS 5.5 or VectorLinux Deluxe 6.0

RonB stated in post iglob6$gfu$3@news.eternal-september.org on 1/12/11 7:34 PM: > On Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:19:56 +0000, Phil Da Lick! wrote: > >> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/364285/microsoft-challenges-apples-app-store- > trademark >> >> "Microsoft is taking legal action in a bid to stop Apple trademarking >> its App Store brand. >> >> Microsoft has filed a complaint with the US Trademark Trial and Appeal >> Board, saying "app store" is a generic term." >> >> Yep, almost as generic as "windows". That didn't stop 'em trying to >> trademark that a few years back. > > Actually, I have to agree with Microsoft on trademarking "App Store," it > *is* generic -- even though it me be hypocritical for them to take the > position. Why not just trademark "Apple App Store." It's clearer and even > kind of catchy. Maybe it's not "trendy" enough, I don't know. Trendy? App Store is "trendy"? -- [INSERT .SIG HERE]

On 13/01/2011 02:34, RonB wrote: > On Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:19:56 +0000, Phil Da Lick! wrote: > >> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/364285/microsoft-challenges-apples-app-store- > trademark >> >> "Microsoft is taking legal action in a bid to stop Apple trademarking >> its App Store brand. >> >> Microsoft has filed a complaint with the US Trademark Trial and Appeal >> Board, saying "app store" is a generic term." >> >> Yep, almost as generic as "windows". That didn't stop 'em trying to >> trademark that a few years back. > > Actually, I have to agree with Microsoft on trademarking "App Store," it > *is* generic -- even though it me be hypocritical for them to take the Yes I agree. Which is the point of my previous post. Microsoft attempted to trademark "Windows" a few years back on the grounds that everyone knew what it was in computing terms. > position. Why not just trademark "Apple App Store." It's clearer and even > kind of catchy. Maybe it's not "trendy" enough, I don't know.

RonB wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties: > On Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:19:56 +0000, Phil Da Lick! wrote: > >> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/364285/microsoft-challenges-apples-app-store- > trademark >> >> "Microsoft is taking legal action in a bid to stop Apple trademarking >> its App Store brand. >> >> Microsoft has filed a complaint with the US Trademark Trial and Appeal >> Board, saying "app store" is a generic term." >> >> Yep, almost as generic as "windows". That didn't stop 'em trying to >> trademark that a few years back. > > Actually, I have to agree with Microsoft on trademarking "App Store," it > *is* generic -- even though it me be hypocritical for them to take the > position. Why not just trademark "Apple App Store." It's clearer and even > kind of catchy. Maybe it's not "trendy" enough, I don't know. Apple could call it the "App Hole". -- "I quite agree with you," said the Duchess; "and the moral of that is -- `Be what you would seem to be' -- or, if you'd like it put more simply -- `Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise.'" -- Lewis Carrol, "Alice in Wonderland"

On 2011-01-13, Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> claimed: > RonB wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties: >> Actually, I have to agree with Microsoft on trademarking "App Store," it >> *is* generic -- even though it me be hypocritical for them to take the >> position. Why not just trademark "Apple App Store." It's clearer and even >> kind of catchy. Maybe it's not "trendy" enough, I don't know. > > Apple could call it the "App Hole". I have that one trademarked. But they can use it for a nominal (relatively speaking) fee. -- How come wrong numbers are never busy? Aspire One, Peppermint Ice Friends don't let friends use Windows