Microsoft, HTC, and Sony are jumping into the Apple \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcApp Store\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 trademark battle in Europe. The companies filed formal applications Thursday, declaring invalidity to the office that oversees trademarks.<\/p>\n
Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0challenged Apple\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s trademark application in North America, asking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to refuse the iPhone maker\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s registration request several months ago.<\/p>\n
And now Microsoft, along with a multitude of Apple\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s competitors, have taken the fight to Europe to challenge Apple\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rights to the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcAppstore\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 and \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcApp Store\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 trademarks in Europe.<\/p>\n
Microsoft and the other technological giants are looking to invalidate Apple\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s trademark registration, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153claiming the trademarks should not have been granted because they lack distinctiveness.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
One of Microsoft\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s spokesmen clarified:<\/p>\n
Microsoft and other leading technology companies are seeking to invalidate Apple\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s trademark registration for APP STORE and APPSTORE because we believe that they should not have been granted because they both lack distinctiveness. The undisputed facts establish that \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcapp store\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 means exactly what it says, a store offering apps, and is generic for the services that the registrations cover.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Do you think Apple should be able to trademark \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcAppstore\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 in Europe? North America? \u00c2\u00a0Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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