Interesting -- Apple applied for this Trademark back in 2008 (7/17/2008).
The US Patent office opened up opposition remarks on 1-05-2010. Why is MicroSoft just now remarking on this? In looking at the history of the trademark http://tarr.uspto.gov/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77%2F525433&action=Request+Status I'm not a lawyer, nor familiar with the Trademark process, but it appears that it was refused, which then was appealed by apple. Other interesting dates in my opinion: 2009-03-19 - Final Refusal Written 2009-09-22 - Amendment From Applicant Entered 2009-11-21 - Use Amendment Filed 2009-12-01 - Amendment to Use approved --Ryan On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 8:41 AM, Alexey Zinger <[email protected]>wrote: > What you're describing is a trademark then, not a patent. If it's a > patent, then it's about the very concept of an app store, which is yet > another modern IP/software/business model patent absurdity. > > Alexey > 2001 Honda CBR600F4i (CCS) > 1996 Honda RS125 (CCS) > 2002 Suzuki Bandit 1200S > http://azinger.blogspot.com > http://bsheet.sourceforge.net > http://wcollage.sourceforge.net > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Moandji Ezana <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wed, January 12, 2011 10:23:06 AM > *Subject:* Re: [The Java Posse] Apple patents App Stores > > You mean they trademarked "App Store". In my limited understanding, that > means others can make app stores, but can't call them that, whereas > "patenting App Stores" would mean others couldn't make app stores. I may be > wrong. > > Moandji > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 4:15 PM, Vince O'Sullivan > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Microsoft opposes move. >> >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12173224 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Java Posse" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
