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Microsoft Files Another Objection in Apple's 'App Store' Trademark Case | |
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| Time: 08:24 EST/13:24 GMT | News Source: PC Magazine | Posted By: Andi Stabryla | ||
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Microsoft on Tuesday filed a second objection to Apple's enduring pursuit to trademark the phrase "app store." In the latest complaint, Microsoft hired a linguist, Dr. Ronald Butters, to go head-to-head against Apple's own hired linguist, Robert A. Leonard. Essentially Butters says that the phrase "app store" is too generic to be trademarked, while Leonard contends that "App Store" is a proper noun and therefore qualifies for trademark status. You say potato ... | ||
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| #1 By 21912 (75.14.214.192) at 4/1/2011 12:07:04 PM |
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My great-grandfather told stories from when he was just a boy, how they would make weekly trips to "Ye Olde App Shoppe" to browse with wide-eyed wonderment at the various apps that could be installed on their hand-cranked telephones. One of the first apps was called the "note pad," and it became a real hit, especially when it was bundled with a "pencil."
Does that count as prior use for the word "App"? |
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