Apple attempts to trademark the LEAF

**xlDeMoNiClx** · 12-10-2012, 08:03 PM

Apple is definitely getting way out of hand with their patent/lawsuit frenzy.

**atrain2324** · 12-10-2012, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by xlDeMoNiClx

Apple is definitely getting way out of hand with their patent/lawsuit frenzy.

Is Apple gonna sue Mother Nature and tell her to stop growing trees in North America with tilted sharp ended ovals? Then I shall trademark the sole use of a triangle...then anyone else who is using a triangle regardless of prior art will be litigated.

This is really plain stupid.

**Shadowriver** · 12-11-2012, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by atrain2324

Is Apple gonna sue Mother Nature and tell her to stop growing trees in North America with tilted sharp ended ovals? Then I shall trademark the sole use of a triangle...then anyone else who is using a triangle regardless of prior art will be litigated.

This is really plain stupid.

I would be not supriced if triangle is already traidemarked... isn't Sony have trademark on few circled shapes?

Anyway i think they trying to block those apple logo mutations this way

**xlDeMoNiClx** · 12-11-2012, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by Shadowriver

I would be not supriced if triangle is already traidemarked... isn't Sony have trademark on few circled shapes?

Anyway i think they trying to block those apple logo mutations this way

They sued a grocery company in some other country cause their logo resembled Apple's. They will literally put on a patent on/sue for anything these days.

**Shadowriver** · 12-11-2012, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by xlDeMoNiClx

They sued a grocery company in some other country cause their logo resembled Apple's. They will literally put on a patent on/sue for anything these days.

Yes one in poland

that what i mean by apple logo mutations, note that it had identical leaf shape

**xlDeMoNiClx** · 12-11-2012, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by Shadowriver

Yes one in poland

that what i mean by apple logo mutations, note that it had identical leaf shape

I like the joke this article makes "What's next? The white space around the leaf?" It'd be funnier if there wasn't the chance that Apple would actually do that which at this point wouldn't be that surprising.

**Shadowriver** · 12-11-2012, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by xlDeMoNiClx

I like the joke this article makes "What's next? The white space around the leaf?" It'd be funnier if there wasn't the chance that Apple would actually do that which at this point wouldn't be that surprising.

What do you mean white space around leaf? You can trademark only graphical symbols and names

Ry · 12-11-2012, 04:04 PM

How dare anyone try to trademark parts of their logo.

**xlDeMoNiClx** · 12-11-2012, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by Shadowriver

What do you mean white space around leaf? You can trademark only graphical symbols and names

It's a joke (as I said in my post) that the writer of the article makes.

**xlDeMoNiClx** · 12-11-2012, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by Ry

How dare anyone try to trademark parts of their logo.

Your sarcasm in favor of Apple is not surprising either. It's a freakin leaf. That would be like HTC putting a patent on using a Capital H, T, or C in your name.

Ry · 12-11-2012, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by xlDeMoNiClx

Your sarcasm in favor of Apple is not surprising either. It's a freakin leaf. That would be like HTC putting a patent on using a Capital H, T, or C in your name.

Actually, it's not like that at all.

I'm pretty sure if some company used the same stylized M that Motorola uses, Google would have an issue with it.

I'm pretty sure if some company used graphics similar to the what's beside the HTC logo below, HTC would have an issue with it.

This isn't Apple trying to trademark all leafs. The Toronto Maple Leafs logo is fine. The Canadian flag is fine.

**Shadowriver** · 12-11-2012, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by xlDeMoNiClx

Your sarcasm in favor of Apple is not surprising either. It's a freakin leaf. That would be like HTC putting a patent on using a Capital H, T, or C in your name.

Trademarks are not patents, they are brand related, not invention related. Unlike invention that really at the end does not matter, brands contains marketing value that gathers even if brand owner don't want to, because of human nature of identifying things by names and symbols. By using Apple logo on your own product you use marketing value that you don't own and didn't work for, so yea unlike patents, trademarks are bigger deal and as Ry said even other companies would react on that.

Also trademarks are not reserving idea but specific symbol and only that symbol, so that leaf won't effect other leaf logos that look diffrent, mentioned HTC is not exception which is also trademarked btw