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HTC, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson filed against App Store

13.05.2011 [18:16]
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Baku, May 13 (AZERTAC). HTC, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson have filed formal applications for a declaration of invalidity against Apple`s attempts at trade marking "App Store" and "Appstore" with the Community Trade Mark office in Europe today. The companies have filed papers with the EU’s trademark office seeking to nix Apple`s European trademarks on both “app store” and “appstore.”

This legal battle is a quirky one, which has featured battles over font sizes and arguments over how Steve Jobs himself describes the app store. But the fight is serious at the end of the day—there are several big companies involved now, and litigation on two continents.

In the U.S., Apple is already fighting a battle to maintain exclusive control of the phrase “app store” on two fronts. It`s dealing with a challenge by Microsoft at the trademark appeals board, and has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Amazon, which recently announced its intention to open an Amazon store for apps called “appstore.”

Microsoft told Seattle tech blog TechFlash that it`s challenging the Apple trademarks because they “lack distinctiveness.” The Microsoft spokesperson said: “The undisputed facts establish that ‘app store’ means exactly what it says, a store offering apps, and is generic for the services that the registrations cover.”

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