Apple makes in any application made according to U.S. media reports claim the trademark on the name App Store claims to a software download platform. The move came time for the start of the Amazon service, for 22 March is provided. There should be programs for the Google operating system "Android", initially only for users in the U.S.
Apple has its App Store with applications for devices with the IOS operating system such as iPhones and iPads since 2008 and has applied for trademark rights. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted it already, but rival Microsoft complains about it. Amazon calls his platform "apps store", written as one word.
Apple claims that the online retailer, thereby infringing on the rights and demands for damages in unspecified amount. "We have called Amazon is not to copy the name of App Store, because this is confusing and misleading customers," said an Apple spokeswoman. Amazon presented to media reports, around 3,800 apps, including a new free version of the popular game "Angry Birds" with characters from the upcoming animated film "Rio".
By comparison, Apple's App Store contains 350 000 programs that have already been downloaded more than ten billion times.
Apple has its App Store with applications for devices with the IOS operating system such as iPhones and iPads since 2008 and has applied for trademark rights. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted it already, but rival Microsoft complains about it. Amazon calls his platform "apps store", written as one word.
Apple claims that the online retailer, thereby infringing on the rights and demands for damages in unspecified amount. "We have called Amazon is not to copy the name of App Store, because this is confusing and misleading customers," said an Apple spokeswoman. Amazon presented to media reports, around 3,800 apps, including a new free version of the popular game "Angry Birds" with characters from the upcoming animated film "Rio".
By comparison, Apple's App Store contains 350 000 programs that have already been downloaded more than ten billion times.
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