Apple: GetJar may themselves no App Store call

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Apple has GetJar, a web site for mobile applications for various mobile operating systems, you are prompted to stop the use of the term App Store. The website describes itself as the world’s largest free App Store.

That emerges from a cease-and-desist letter by Apple to GetJar was sent, and is viewed by The Wall Street Journal. Apple owns the trademark on the term App Store, and tries to prevent that others use this name. According to the company from Cupertino need to GetJar other description make up, which it yourself “mobile download service” or “application download service” as suggestions to bring to the table. It is unknown whether Apple will have a lawsuit brought as GetJar, the references to App Store do not adjust: GetJar ceo Ilja Laurs has indicated that his company continues to deal with the use of the term App Store to describe.

GetJar is not the only one who is in a legal battle grappling hits because of the name App Store. Previously, Amazon and Apple sued, because of the downloadwinkel Appstore that the online department store for the Android operating system introduced. A judge ruled that Amazon the term Appstore for now continue to use it.

Microsoft has in the U.s. USPTO of a request submitted to the trademark rights of Apple in App Store to undo; the term would be generic. Also HTC and Nokia objected to Apple’s trademark rights.