28th Apr 11
Amazon.com seeks Apple lawsuit dismissal over App Store
by Katie Naylor
App Store: Amazon claims Apple doesn't own the name
App Store: Amazon claims Apple doesn't own the name
Amazon.com Inc, in response to Apple Inc.’s trademark lawsuit over its usage of the words “App Store”, claimed that the phrase is generic, denying that the producer of iPhone has sole rights to the term.
Amazon, the largest online retailer in the world, said that it isn’t required to be granted a license or gain authorisation to use “App Store” due to that fact that the phrase in “unprotectable” and will not unfairly compete or be confused with the Apple App Store service, stated a filing in federal court yesterday in Oakland, California.
Amazon’s Appstore, which offers software downloads for android devices, was launched on 22 March. App is used as an abbreviation for application. Amazon stated in the filing that based on the words’ common meaning, ‘app store’ together indicate a store for apps, like the app stores which Apple and Amazon operate, said Amazon in the filing.
He lawsuit by Apple, filed on 18 March, should be dismissed and a court order which confirms Amazon has a right to use the term should be issued, said Seattle-based Amazon. Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet didn’t immediately respond to a voicemail message which had been seeking comment.
Apple’s App Store, which was launched in 2008, offers program downloads from the company as well as third-party developers to those who use iPhones, iPad tablet computers and iPod media players.
Apple, based in the Californian city of Cupertino, applied to have App Store registered as a brand name in the US, which was approved by the US Patent and Trademark Office, said Apple in the lawsuit.
Our Stories
- Sandwich labels misleading shoppers
- Unemployment drops unexpectedly but worse still to come
- Tesco store managers see annual bonuses cut
- Royal Mail: half London sorting office to be sold
- Panasonic announces £3.4bn loss
- Thomas Cook attacks government over holidays at home promotion
- Clinton Cards falls into administration
- Wet April sees high street spending fall
- Five tough years ahead for UK jobs market
- Deal struck to save Thomas Cook
- Discount battle leads to sales decline at Morrisons
- Wetherspoon founder: pubs plans to be hit by taxes
Popular Topics
afghanistan al qaeda amazon Apple ASDA bank of england barack obama BBC british airways china david cameron Debenhams Egypt facebook george osborne Google India ipad iphone ivory coast japan Libya London M&S Marks & Spencer Morrisons nhs North Korea Office for National Statistics pakistan protests russia Sainsbury’s South Korea terrorism Tesco Tunisia UK UK retailers UK retail news UK shopping us Waitrose Wikileaks x factorArchive
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- January 2009
