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Purple Dave
11/03/08

In reply to Large, Goliath-Sized Apple Tells Small, David-Sized School to Stop Using Logo
I would never get that confused with the Apple Computer logo. I'd be far too busy getting it mixed up with the Apple Corps logo that Jobs and Woz ripped off for their own.
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Kaiser-Machead
11/03/08

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I guess I shouldn't mention that there's a copy company on Broadway next to the Starbucks right off of Wall St. that uses an Apple logo. I expect them to have a plum or a grapefruit logo by Tuesday. Thank you and goodnight.

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frigg
11/03/08

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Gee, there's an Adobe logo, a Microsoft logo, and THREE BIG APPLE LOGOS promoting some sort of computer training school. Yeah, I can't imagine anyone thinking their logo was somehow related to a certain computer manufacturer...

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BeautifulAgony
11/02/08

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The image of an apple is iconic for schools and almost certainly doesn't hurt Apple computers is any recognizable or financial concern. Coupled with the fact that they've been using an apple-themed logo for 30 years put Apple computers on poor footing.

Apple computers is simply becoming more obsessed with the branding of its product than it is with the product itself. They have always been more concerned with form than function, and style over substance. Hence why they have a long, long history of stealing others artistic content, copying others styles and spending more on designers and ad campaigns, than R&D and product development.
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chrisburp
11/02/08

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Aphex is right. If Apple let's one infringement go by, it risks that being used against it in court. It's the laws and the lawyers that people should be pissed at, not Apple.
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weatherman
11/02/08

@chrisburp: Still, Apple needs to have a legitimate reason to sue, otherwise it's just a spurious lawsuit and frowned on by the legal system. In trademark infringement you show, among other things, proximity of service and likelihood of confusion. In this case a business school is pretty far away from a computer company, and there's absolutely zero chance someone might say "oh, is this Apple, Inc. University?"

Saying people have to defend their marks is fine, but it only goes so far before it becomes spurious.
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CaptainSquishy
11/02/08

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Next Apple's gonna start suing everybody that eats an apple.
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Kaiser-Machead
11/03/08

@CaptainSquishy: I eat Apple sauce. Loophole rules your face!
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