Judge to Apple: "App Store" is Not a Brand Name...It's an App Store

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Funny how a company as large as Apple still seems to suffer from a Napoleon complex. Among the gajillions of suits the company has brought against various companies, it is now claiming that Amazon stole the words "App Store." But, according to a federal judge, "App Store" is simply a place where one can purchase apps, not an esteemed brand name of grand importance.

"Apple has not established that its App Store mark is famous, in the sense of being 'prominent' and 'renowned,'" wrote Judge Phyllis Hamilton, before going on to explain why the term 'app store' is more of a set of descriptive terms than a name that could somehow be copywrited. Read the whole opinion below:

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Source: http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/blog/396272/Judge-to-Apple-App-Store-is-Not-a-Brand-Name-It-s-an-App-Store