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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. Re:Go, go, Apple, go! by russotto · · Score: 2, Redundant

    If Apple wins, GNU can say "GNU's Now Unix". (For the record, I think Apple's dead-on here. Unix has become a generic term)