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Apple ends litigation against Amazon.com over its use of 'Appstore' |
July 10, 2013
A lawsuit filed by Apple over Amazon.com's use of the term "Appstore" has ended after Apple decided to withdraw the case.Apple filed the suit in March 2011, objecting to Amazon's use of "Appstore" for its mobile software developer program and its plans to use the term for its online store of applications for devices using the Android mobile operating system. The Cupertino, California, company claimed among other things that it had common law trademark rights in the "App Store" mark under California law.Apple issued to Amazon a covenant not to sue and wishes to have the complaint dismissed with prejudice, Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California said in her order Tuesday. Amazon.com's counterclaim for declaratory relief of non-infringement was also dismissed."We're gratified that the court has conclusively dismissed this case," Amazon spokeswoman Mary Osako said via email. "We look forward to continuing our focus on delivering the best possible appstore experience to customers and developers."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2044001/apple-ends-litigation-against-amazoncom-over-its-use-of-appstore.html#tk.rss_all
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