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Apple Sued Over Unix Trademark

Posted by simoniker on from the god-sued-over-apple-trademark dept.

Jerrry writes "CNET News reports The Open Group is suing Apple over unlicensed use of the Unix trademark, after Apple used the term in conjunction with its Mac OS X marketing. Apple, meanwhile, is countersuing to have the Unix trademark declared invalid because the term has become generic."

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  1. Next on /. by Mr.+Sketch · · Score: 5, Funny

    SCO sues Open Group for illegal suing over the Unix trademark.

    Followed by:
    SCO sues Mr. Sketch for using the term 'Unix' in a public discussion forum without their prior permissions.

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  2. KB by sbszine · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now if IBM would just sue Kevin Bacon, you'd really have something there...

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  3. Hoping the lawyers involved choke on their hot air by Vicegrip · · Score: 5, Funny

    The day just isn't the same without a UNIX related lawsuit.... lately I've been thinking the medieval witch test (the water drowning one) could easily find itself a new vocation in detecting corrupt lawyers.

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  4. SCO wouldn't like that by eddy · · Score: 5, Funny

    a toilet papaer brand called SCO with no trademark problems.

    Actually, that's reserved for Authentic SCO Stock(TM)

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  5. Re:"GNU/Unix" has a nice ring to it by RLiegh · · Score: 5, Funny

    GNU's Not Unix...except on alternate tuesdays.

    I think I need an ibuprofen now!

  6. unix is generic! by Sophrosyne · · Score: 5, Funny

    I woke up this morning and ate my Unix brand cereal, talked on the Unix for a while, and then Unixed my car to work.. How can anyone say Unix is not generic!!?
    Apple has a rock solid case, the Opengroup can go Unix themselves

  7. Lawyers by Tsugumi · · Score: 5, Funny
    Is there a special offer on suing technology firms at the moment? "Shopper, head to aisle 5, where you will find a team of lawyers armed with TLA's, right by canned goods"

    Well, I'm suing Apple, Open, SCO, IBM, all you lot, and cowboy neal's mama. Hell, I'm suing my mom too, she uses computers, I betcha she's up to no good.

  8. Re:Go, go, Apple, go! by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny
    Good thing you posted that anonymously when using the U word. You were sure to be sued.

    It's easy to talk about UNIX® ** without being sued. Just follow a few simple guidlines, and you can put UNIX® in your posts all day long. Let's try the original post with lawsuit-resistant terminology:

    UNIX® become a generic term. Removing trademark status would benefit not only Apple, but the free UNIX®es, Linux and the BSDs.

    ** UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries.

  9. Generic? Golly, won't SCO be pleased! (-: by leonbrooks · · Score: 5, Funny

    Judge scratches head, "you own what?"

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  10. Re:Jurassic Park by Nexum · · Score: 5, Funny

    For years I thought that all Unix machines involved hovering around in 3D over a virtual landscape of your files and folders...

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  11. Re:"GNU/Unix" has a nice ring to it by JoeBuck · · Score: 5, Funny

    If and when apple wins, GNU will stand for "GNU's Now Unix".