Judge Says Apple Can't Stop Amazon From Using 'App Store'
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Although “App Store” might conjure images of Apple’s online app downloading mecca for many people, one U.S. judge says that doesn’t mean that no one else can use the name.
Last March, Apple filed a trademark lawsuit against Amazon saying that the online retailer improperly used Apple's “App Store” name to solicit software developers. Apple also asked a judge for a preliminary injunction to stop Amazon from using the name, which Apple says is protected by a trademark, claiming that it could “confuse and mislead customers.”
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