Maybe if the twunts at Apple paid tax on their Australian operations they'd have a stronger argument.
Apple denied 'App Store' trademark by Australian court
Australia's Federal Court has decided Apple cannot trademark the term “App Store”. Apple's been trying to own the term in Australia since 2008, but in 2013 the nation's Registrar of Trademarks ruled that App Store “ does not distinguish the applicant on its own.” In other words, App Store doesn't apply to Apple alone. The …
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Wednesday 3rd December 2014 06:34 GMT Tim Roberts 1
tax?
Tax, what tax? we don't pay no stinkin tax!!! But give us our trademark anyway to protect our business in oz from predators who would have us pay even less tax because we earn less if they use "app store" . Fuck you apple - I'll be more sympathetic about your trademarks when you pay the same tax rate as me....
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Wednesday 3rd December 2014 08:39 GMT Anonymous Coward
Deja vu
The just don't give up do they?
In 2011 to 2013 they LOST the right in the USA to block Amazon using the term app store as it was generic, yet here they are, still trying to fight for the name.
Just give it up will you!
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-06-22/apple-bid-to-bar-amazon-appstore-will-likely-be-denied.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/03/apple_loses_round_to_amazon_in_app_store_dispute/
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Wednesday 3rd December 2014 10:24 GMT dan1980
Did I read that right? Did Apple argue that Microsoft's use of 'Windows Phone Store' instead of 'App Store' proves their point?
MIS, like most other companies want some semblance of consistent branding. If the rulings in the US have prevented them using 'App Store' then they;re hardly going to call it one thing in the US and another in Australia.
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Wednesday 3rd December 2014 19:28 GMT admiraljkb
Yeah, App Store was and is too generic. "Apple AppStore" would be much easier to legitimately defend, similar to Microsoft Windows. (ala Windows by itself isn't defensible.) If wanting a single word, App$tore would work. or @ppStore, or perhaps AppStor3? I'd think a company of "think different" would come up with something really creative there. :) Lets face it, App had already been in widespread usage because who wants to type "Application" in an email? I always shortened it to app, and that was in the days of Compuserve.