Court Rejects Apple’s False Advertising Claim In “App Store” Trademark Lawsuit – TechCrunch

The court has rejected Apple?s earlier claim that Amazon?s use of ?Appstore? to describe its Android application marketplace was ?false advertising,? according to a Bloomberg news alert. Apple had filed a trademark lawsuit in 2011, stating that Amazon?s use of the term ?appstore? could cause confusion among consumers. In September 2012, Amazon asked a federal judge to dismiss Apple?s Fifth Cause of Action in the case ? the aforementioned ?false advertising? claim.  

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Court Rejects Apple’s False Advertising Claim In “App Store” Trademark Lawsuit – TechCrunch