UK Apple Shop Forced To Change Its Name

Posted by timothy on Saturday February 16, 2013 @10:49AM from the but-but-but-the-semantic-web dept.

tlhIngan writes "The Apple Shop, in Norfolk, UK is a little corner store that sells apple products. Not Apple products, but apple products, in this case, cider. However, it's been forced to change its name to the Norfolk Cider Shop. However, the name change did not come from any lawsuit from Apple (the Cupertino one, that is), nor has there been any evidence that Apple (Cupertino) knew about them. Instead, they're changing their name because their phones have been ringing constantly from people seeking help with their Apple (Cupertino) products. Apple (Cupertino) opened an Apple store in 2009 in the nearby (larger) town of Norwich."

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What a surprise. by fufufang · 2013-02-16 11:32 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Well, Apple has been patent trolling Samsung for quite a while now. They are very litigation-happy. Why not crush a local apple shop for the sake of their in-house trainee lawyer?