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Tag: Apple

Posted on May 30, 2022 Everything else

Chilled Apple

Via Vodkapundit — from the People’s Ministry of Litigation, Information and Sublimation: Apple and Think Secret have settled their lawsuit, reaching an agreement that results... Read more

Attorney Paul Jones
Posted on June 17, 2021 Enforcement

Branding in the “Wild East”

A hundred years ago the American west, the original “Wild West,” was a land of opportunity with a reputation for lawlessness. The newspapers in the... Read more

Cults, Marketing and Apple
Posted on May 28, 2021 Brand Management and Branding

Apple: Cult or mental thing?

Is Apple a cult? Of course it is! I once met someone who explained why-not-an-iPhone (and why an Android phone, which, as it happened, is... Read more

Posted on May 24, 2021May 27, 2021 Copyright Law

Eminem sues Apple

Item: Eminem’s music publisher filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Apple Computer Inc. on Monday, alleging the computer giant violated copyrights by allowing unauthorized downloads of... Read more

Posted on November 27, 2019December 16, 2019 Free Expression

iDiots

The AP reports that Apple has responded to a new book about Steve Jobs entitled iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History... Read more

Posted on November 18, 2019December 16, 2019 Blogging

One Bloggin’ Apple Don’t Spoil the Whole Bunch

Originally posted 2005-01-12 00:00:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Bob Cox pointed me in the direction of this coverage of the Apple trade secret litigation:... Read more

Posted on October 17, 2019 Rights of Publicity and Personality

Best of 2007: It was twenty years ago today

First posted on February 5, 2007. Okay, not quite 20, but 16 years ago that Apple Inc. and the Beatles’ old record label, Apple Corps,... Read more

Posted on June 6, 2017 Brand Management and Branding

Apple’s hidden trademark agenda

There is one, according to trademark gumshoe Russel Shaw. Originally posted 2006-09-25 14:18:43. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on March 31, 2017May 20, 2017 Trademarks and trademark law

Lawyer: Apple trademark claim “silly”

CNN.com reports: A lawyer for Apple Computer Inc. on Thursday dismissed as ridiculous a long-running trademark infringement claim by The Beatles’ Apple Corps record label... Read more

Posted on September 29, 2016October 19, 2016 Copyright Law

Jobs and copyright

You must have heard about this already? Apple’s demand that record companies do away with copyright protection for songs they sell online has set up... Read more

Posted on June 5, 2011June 5, 2011 Brand Management and Branding

Confusion is one thing…

But this is just sick, sick, sick!: Vandals plaster Windows Logo on upcoming Apple Store in Hamburg, Germany Enough said!  Matter meets antimatter, no? Actually,... Read more

Posted on March 18, 2011January 19, 2015 Rights of Publicity and Personality

It was twenty years ago today

Okay, not quite 20, but 16 years ago that Apple Inc. and the Beatles’ old record label, Apple Corps, entered into an agreement regarding the... Read more

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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