Apple Sued for iCloud Trademark Infringement
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Apple is heading back to court. iCloud Communications, a communications firm based in Arizona, launched their legal battle against Apple last Thursday accusing them of infringing on their trademarked name. The accusation also includes the suggestion that the services offered by both companies are similar. The trouble with technology companies is that what a company does is often a game of semantics.
In addition to a request for monetary compensation, the complaint demands that Apple deliver for destruction “all labels, signs, prints, insignia, letterhead, brochures, business cards, invoices and any other written or recorded material or advertisements”.
I think it is safe to assume that Apple was likely expecting suits like this to pop up following their announcement of the new service at the WWDC last week. This isn’t the first time companies have gone after the technology giant and their considerable resources.
The first thing that comes to mind is that if iCloud Communications was founded in 2005, that is 4 years after the first iPod, which would almost suggest they were trying to capitalize on the success of the ‘lowercase i’ phenomenon started by Apple. I am not a legal expert by any means, but I wonder if this might not be part of Apple’s defense.
In any event, I doubt very much that clients of Apple’s iCloud service were wooed away from iCloud Communications.
[via TNW]
