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Apple Warns Companies About 'Pod' Naming

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the podcaster's-nightmare dept.

eldavojohn writes "In what may be a case of trademark trolling, Apple has issued warnings to makers of other electronic devices containing the word 'pod.' Two companies have been asked to remove the word from their products. Why might this be a mean action by Apple? These two companies don't manufacture MP3 players as one would think would cause confusion. From the article:
Profit Pod is a device that compiles data from vending machines, while TightPod manufactures slip-on covers designed to protect electronic products such as laptops and MP3 players.
Back in the day, if someone was calling an electronic device a 'pod,' I would have thought they were talking about Line 6's Guitar and Bass pods (which I believe have been around for a while). How come they aren't warning Apple about their iPod naming?"

2 of 392 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Yeah... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    they clearly didn't do anything to defend the mark in the context of the iPod mark, period
    Oh, so you have access to all correspondence received by the Apple legal department?
    What you mean to say is you haven't heard of any effort to defend it, dumbass.
  2. Re:I Did Some Research by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Steve Jobs needs to die. I can't wait for the cancer to finally win.