When Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) updated their App Store Logo back in August of this year with their latest part of iOS 11, a Chinese clothing brand took notice. Formerly an A made from a ruler, paintbrush, and a pencil, the new updated design “A” looks to be made from chopsticks.
As it turns out, the Chinese clothing brand named KON that took notice is suing Apple because they claim the new logo strongly resembles theirs. KON strongly believes that the new logo update is in violation of the Chinese copyright law. This clothing brand has been around since 2009, inspired by the music of the Sex Pistols from the UK with the structure of their “A” symbol meant to be skeleton bones symbolizing “power over death.”
KON demands that Apple pay damages, stop selling its devices using the current app store logo and publicly apologize for their alleged copyright infringement. The Beijing’s “people” court has accepted the case and KON hops that its judgment will come within the next few weeks.
Back in 2016, Apply lost a very similar case involving the word “iPhone” trademark that was used in a Chinese leather goods manufacturer. Apple was hoping to protect the iPhone trademark, in hopes that Xintong Tiandi couldn’t use the iPhone name for their cases but the Chinese court ended up winning the case. Also this year, it went it to lawful disputes with other companies such as Samsung (OTC:SSNLF), Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM), and Corephotonics.
Apple’s current stock closed at $174.54 today, down -1.07% on the day but on a bullish run for the year. As the year comes to a close, the mobile giant has been selling over 1 million new iPhones per day as their latest X model was just released.
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