Apple wins trademark battle over "iBooks" name

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Apple wins trademark battle over "iBooks" name
On Wednesday, Apple won a court battle over the use of the "iBooks" trademark. A company called Black Tower Press had sued Apple in 2011 claiming that it had obtained the name when it purchased another publishing company. The latter had used the "iBooks" imprint for a line of sci-fi and horror novels. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote ruled that consumers would not be confused by the two companies using the same name.


Additionally, Judge Cote noted that the word "iBooks" was describing books sold over the internet while Black Tower only used the word together with its light bulb illustration. Perhaps the topper was that while Black Tower Press did not register the title, Apple first received a license to use the name in 1999 to use for a multi-color line of computers. In 2010, Apple bought the entire trademark.


You don't have to be a lawyer or play one on television to want to go through the legal paperwork. Check out the decision below.

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source: Scribd via TUAW

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