I wonder if the answer is to use more British terminology and call them "App Shops".
On Jan 12, 4:01 pm, Ryan Waterer <aguitadel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Interesting -- > > Apple applied for this Trademark back in 2008 (7/17/2008). > > The US Patent office opened up opposition remarks on 1-05-2010. Why is > MicroSoft just now remarking on this? > > In looking at the history of the > trademarkhttp://tarr.uspto.gov/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77%2F525433&action=Req... > > I'm not a lawyer, nor familiar with the Trademark process, but it appears > that it was refused, which then was appealed by apple. > > Other interesting dates in my opinion: > 2009-03-19 - Final Refusal Written > 2009-09-22 - Amendment From Applicant Entered > 2009-11-21 - Use Amendment Filed > 2009-12-01 - Amendment to Use approved > > --Ryan > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 8:41 AM, Alexey Zinger <inline_f...@yahoo.com>wrote: > > > > > What you're describing is a trademark then, not a patent. If it's a > > patent, then it's about the very concept of an app store, which is yet > > another modern IP/software/business model patent absurdity. > > > Alexey > > 2001 Honda CBR600F4i (CCS) > > 1996 Honda RS125 (CCS) > > 2002 Suzuki Bandit 1200S > >http://azinger.blogspot.com > >http://bsheet.sourceforge.net > >http://wcollage.sourceforge.net > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Moandji Ezana <mwa...@gmail.com> > > *To:* javaposse@googlegroups.com > > *Sent:* Wed, January 12, 2011 10:23:06 AM > > *Subject:* Re: [The Java Posse] Apple patents App Stores > > > You mean they trademarked "App Store". In my limited understanding, that > > means others can make app stores, but can't call them that, whereas > > "patenting App Stores" would mean others couldn't make app stores. I may be > > wrong. > > > Moandji > > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 4:15 PM, Vince O'Sullivan > > <vjosulli...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >> Microsoft opposes move. > > >>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12173224 > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "The Java Posse" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups > >> .com> > >> . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Java Posse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups > > .com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Java Posse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups > > .com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
