Amazon Says “App Store” is a Generic Term; Asks Court to Drop Apple Case [Amazon Formally Requests Court to Drop Apple's Lawsuit, Citing That Even Steve Jobs Has Called Android Application Stores "App Stores"]

Posted on TFTS by J. Angelo Racoma on Wednesday, 27. April 2011 under: Internet Highlights, Mobile/Cell Phones, PCs, Notebooks, Netbooks & Tablets

Apple is known to be fiercely defensive over its trademarks. But when Apple sued Amazon for what is supposedly a generic term, have they gone too far? Amazon thinks so.

You may have heard that Apple has sued Amazon over its use of the term “app store” in its Android app market. Apple is applying for the App Store trademark, but Amazon thinks it’s too generic a term for one company to own.

Amazon has formally asked the federal courts in San Francisco to drop the lawsuit, citing that even Steve Jobs himself has referred to Android application marketplaces as “app stores” in investor conference calls. This, coupled with the fact that there are at least 17 app stores for Android, means there is competition in the application marketplace business, and that Apple might not necessarily have the right for exclusive use.

Do you agree with Amazon? Do you think Apple’s case doesn’t have merit? Or should Apple own the “App Store” trademark?

Paul
In my opinion Apple is always going to far. I think they are afraid and android is putting a hurt on them. To me the word app store is like the word cell phones as amazon puts it it is competition. What’s next is Apple going to want the term cell phone too. I think its ridiculous. As I said before Google is hurting Apple and It’s a way for Apple to try and hurt Google. I personally love android and would pay full price for and android handset rather than have a free iPhone even if it took saving for 6 months to get the handset. I personally don’t see anything great about the iPhone its just another cell phone like HTC,Samsung,LG,or Motorola and on down the line except too me it comes in at the bottom of the list and yes I hate to admit it but I have owned an iPhone (junk) as quite as a few other smartphones. I pray that Amazon comes out on top on this one. Thanks for letting me speak my mind.