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Apple Sued over Tiger, Injunction Sought
An anonymous reader writes "Online retailer Tiger Direct has reportedly sued Apple over the use of the Tiger name just one day before the Mac maker is scheduled to roll-out its next-generation Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger' operating system, according to an article at AppleInsider. TigerDirect, which owns trademarks on the names Tiger, TigerDirect and TigerSoftware, has requested an injunction that could prevent Friday's launch of the Tiger OS. Tiger Direct is also seeking damages and legal fees. 'Apple Computer has created and launched a nationwide media blitz led by Steven Jobs, overwhelming the computer world with a sea of Tiger references,' Tiger Direct's attorneys wrote in the lawsuit." While the suit may have some merit, it is odd for them to wait until now to try and halt such a heralded product.
Apple could call it "Pussy" or something like and try to sell that with tape over the "T*g*r" labels.
.. paranoid crackpot leftover from the days of Amiga.
Like trademarking the word "Apple". Please buy a clue thanks.
Have you ever been to a turkish prison?
your pretty stupid. yes its flamebait. but its true
That was outstanding comment!
1) Apple only announced the April 29th launch date publicly on April 12, 2005. That's critical in asking "Why only now?" -- there was nothing imminent prior to that.
The ship date is irrelevant. The name for this release has been used by Apple for almost a year now, so pretending that TigerDirect has only had a few weeks to respond is nonsense.
Apple won the Tiger trademark by agreeing to limit its use to computer operating software.
Then what's the problem? There is just one Apple product with the name Tiger: an operating system.
Tiger makes a good case that Apple is using the Tiger mark more broadly that it is entitled, to venture into other sales areas than just operating systems
And they're doing this how, exactly? They're selling almost exactly the same accessories in the Apple Store today as they were on April 11th. They sold accessories last year, and the year before that, and the year before that. They're advertizing to get you to go to the Apple Store to buy Tiger, not to go to some Tiger website and buy Apple products.
If I were in TigerDirect's shoes, I'd similarly be upset.
And if you were in Tiger's shoes, would have you have waited oportunistically until the day before launch to file your suit?
I have bought four computers from TigerDirect, two in the last month. I have never had any complaint in my dealings with them. And only an idiot who can't spell: 'such', 'worse', and 'really' could complain about their prices.
Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it. --Mark Twain