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[–] 4 points 1 day ago (1 child)

Ironically, Apple got the shit sued out of them for the name by the Beatles because it infringed on the name of their record label.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    Yes, and it's an excellent example that Apple the record label trademark was valid yet Apple the computer company could use it in a separate context, but had to change when they did iTunes.

    Here it's squarely in the same market. The cited example of customer confusion about a concert event works strongly in their favor.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    It does work in their favor, even I personally disagree with the concept that you can trademark existing common terms in a restrictive way. It's been going on for over half a century, so that fight has been lost.

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