Apple Sues Amazon.com Over App Store Trademark

tekgoblin writes "Apple is suing Amazon.com over the use of Apple's trademarked App Store name in their mobile software developer program. Apple filed the suit back on March 18th, which detailed the trademark infringement and unfair competition which Apple felt was happening. Apple's statement in the suit reads: 'Amazon has begun improperly using Apple's App Store mark in connection with Amazon's mobile software developer program.' Apple also said, 'We've asked Amazon not to copy the App Store name because it will confuse and mislead customers.'"

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App is generic

[Stormwatch]

Apple's stance has little ground. "App" is not specific to a brand, it's not specific to an operating system, it's not specific to a class of hardware. "App" is short for application, that's all. Any computer program is an app. It's a completely generic term.