Ridiculous Copyright Lawsuits Apple Filed Against Other Companies

As one of the giants of the technology world, Apple is known not only for its innovative products but also for its frequently with copyright lawsuits is also known.

When you learn the details “For God’s sake, don’t they have other things to do?” These cases you will ask are really asking why such a big company is doing this? with small jobs It brings to mind the question he is dealing with.

Let’s start with the lawsuit Apple filed against a Polish fruit and vegetable wholesaler!

Apple is a brand that is very meticulous about its brand and designs. When this is the case, logos of other companies etc. He is very sensitive about copying elements, but this case filed against a fruit and vegetable wholesaler It’s too unnecessary to be explained with precision.

In 2012, fruit and vegetable wholesaler He filed a lawsuit against a Polish company for using the apple logo you see above.

He may even use the “apple” figure because of his job, which has nothing to do with electronic products. More deserving than Apple The company must have been shocked.

A small Norwegian phone repair shop is also among those who suffered Apple’s wrath.

Henrik Huseby, a telephone repairman, somehow It’s on Apple’s radar.

Huseby’nin Imported fake iPhone screen Apple filed a lawsuit claiming that

Note that you are not using a fake screen, you just using refurbished iPhone screens Stating that although Huseby won the case in the first place, the case was appealed in 2019 and unfortunately the phone repairman Huseby lost the case.

Huseby took the case at great expense. to the supreme court carried it. However, this legal battle with Apple caused serious financial consequences for the phone repair shop.

They even appropriate a simple apple figure used by an institution that has been alive for over a century!

In 2017, Apple was founded in Switzerland and operating for over a century He sued Fruit Union Suisse (Swiss Fruit Union), an institution, over the apple logo it used.

They almost felt like the apple figure belonged to them. an obsessive attitude Apple has previously attempted to patent fruits in Switzerland and some other countries, and these initiatives Some were accepted.

For this reason, Fruit Union Suisse even commented on the decision. He submitted a petition of objection in 2023.

What can we say? Anyone using the apple figure Best be patient…

What is it sir? The position of the leaf on the pear resembles the Apple logo. It really doesn’t work like that!

“Prepear” A recipe application called Apple is also among the victims.

Apple removes Prepear’s pear-shaped logo It has a leaf angle similar to Apple’s famous logo. He claimed to have.

After long negotiations between Prepear and Apple, Prepear removed the leaf in the logo. changing it to a different angle He had to resolve his trademark dispute with Apple.

Big brands cannot escape Apple’s wrath either. Watch brand Swatch is one of them.

In March 2021, Apple filed a lawsuit against the Swiss watchmaker Swatch, Swatch’s “One More Thing” He filed a lawsuit on the grounds that he used his statement without permission.

Apple, that this expression is identified with their brand and claimed that it was frequently used in product launches, while Swatch argued that this expression was not specific to Apple and had been used by other companies in the past.

First, although Apple won the case, Swatch He took it to the Supreme Court and won!

This time, they really exaggerated, but another case you will say. What did you want from the amateur musician who used the name “Pineapple”, Mr. Apple?

Stage name “Frankie Pineapple” A musician named Stephanie Carlisi suffered the wrath of Apple in 2020 because of this name.

The word “pineapple” meaning “pineapple” It is very similar to the name “Apple” The defending company claimed that this situation damaged their reputation.

Although Apple kindly admits that an apple and a pineapple are not the same, since they are both fruit names. commercially similar connotations He argued that he could.

In conclusion, Stephanie Carlisi He won this case. Apple is left with wasting someone’s time for no reason.

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