Last Thursday, an attorney-friend of mine forwarded to me an article published on The Wall Street Journal website concerning a potential trademark dispute stemming from Apple’s intended use of the name IPAD in connection with its new tablet computer device. After reading the article, I decided to conduct my own investigation into the issue and [...]
Microsoft Spending Its Bling to Defend Its “BING”
Since I spent the last few weeks writing about Apple and the rampant trademark infringement happening in its iTunes App Store, I figured I’d even things out a little with an anecdote about everyone’s favorite whipping boy of the computer industry. On March 2, 2009, Microsoft filed two trademark applications seeking to register the mark [...]
iPhone + iTunes = iNfringement (Part 3)
First off, I would like to thank all of you who have left me public and private comments regarding my postings of the past couple of weeks concerning trademark issues in the iTunes App Store. I have really enjoyed investigating and writing about these issues and hope that my ramblings have been helpful and thought-provoking. [...]
iPhone + iTunes = iNfringement (Part 2)
Because I know you just can’t get enough of this fascinating topic, I now present to you Part 2 of my investigation into the rampant trademark infringement occurring throughout the iTunes App Store. In my previous posting, I discussed the practice adopted by numerous iPhone application developers of openly using famous trademarks (such as “NFL” [...]
iPhone + iTunes = iNfringement (Part 1)
As some of my close friends and family already know, I became a proud owner of an Apple iPhone over this past Thanksgiving. Yes, it is my pride and joy and I have had it surgically attached to my left hand. Anyway, for those of you who aren’t familiar with how the iPhone works, owners [...]
