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Apple Sued over Tiger, Injunction Sought

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the road-bumps-to-launch dept.

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.

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  1. Re:Tigger by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...as well as that frosted flakes thing.

  2. Word of the day. by macdaddy357 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Children, the word of the day is prior art. Can you say prior art? Good! I thought you could.

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  3. Re:Cumupins by Omega1045 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have a funny story related to that. I used to mow lawns when I was in HS. A family I was mowing for tossed out a bunch of original 45s from the Beatles, labeled "Apple Records" on them. Since we dumped our grass in their dumpster I saw them and went dumpster diving. I now have a whole collection of classic records because of what they tossed out.

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  4. Re:Okay. by radish · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ahh - I see the Apple mods are out in force. How exactly is the parent a Troll? He raises a good point.

    As for TD's prices - they were doing wicked deals on Seagate SATA drives recently.

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  5. Re:pre-emptive lawsuit by 1000101 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm guessing that TigerDirect was formed sometime in the '90's. Apple's OS X Tiger brand was created last year. How on Earth could Apple sue TigerDirect for trademark infringement?

  6. Re:Break out the magic markers by bprime · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    3.) Profit!

  7. Re:Good Timing by fireboy1919 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hmm...the American company Tiger Direct is suing the American company Apple.

    Obviously they'd be suing for pounds. Might be suing for yen, though - or perhaps monopoly money.

    It goes without saying that they wouldn't be suing for American dollars.

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  8. Re:Money grab by magefile · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What does your sig mean? I was trying to translate it, but my German is pretty weak.

  9. Damn it feels good to be a shill by andreyw · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Nice try assholes. Not only will I never buy anything from Shyster Direct, I will also recommend against it to everyone I know.