Apple Accuses Polish Grocery Store of Trademark Infringement
Recent months have seen Apple go head to head with Samsung in an extremely high profile patent infringement battle. Samsung isn't the only company Apple's legal team has targeted. Over the years, Cupertino has filed suits against numerous companies, including Microsoft, Psystar, Amazon, HTC, and Motorola. However, Apple doesn't just fight tech companies. This week it emerged that the company is taking on a Polish grocery store A.pl.
Reuters reports that the Polish patent office confirmed on Tuesday that Apple filed a complaint against the online grocery store. Apple is accusing A.pl of copying its famous logo in an attempt to win customers. Additionally, a patent office spokesman told Reuters Apple believes that the grocery store, with its similar name, is using Apple's reputation.
A.pl chief executive is quoted as saying the accusation is ludicrous. A.pl is currently not using the logo in question, but this isn't the first time Apple has gone after a supermarket. Back in 2009, the company disputed a trademark application in Australia after retailer Woolworths changed its logo to a stylised green "W" in the shape of an apple. Apple stepped in when Woolworths attempted to obtain a blanket trademark for the logo. Apple's problem was that the company's trademark application also extend electrical goods and technology. Woolworths is still using the logo today.

my iphone4 will be the last apple product i will ever own
galaxy s3, here i come.
They are vilifying themselves in the eyes of the public.
my iphone4 will be the last apple product i will ever own
galaxy s3, here i come.
For those that want to read the other store that apple was going after years back,
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Apple-Woolworths-logo-lawsuit,8784.html
They are vilifying themselves in the eyes of the public.
omgz.... I cant believe this!
That was a fair call though..
When most people tell others what car they own, they don't really include the make in the statement.
Actually that isn't stupid since both are cars and some people can mistake them when you just say "I have an F150". This is a grocery store against and electronics company they are not in the same industry at all. You can object to similar trademarks if you are in the same industry (making cars) since it is very possible to mistake the 2 but when in different industries (super market vs electronics) similar trademarks are allowed since no one would confuse them. Also only an idiot would confuse those 2 logos, Apple is just being a power abusive a**hole and trying to force everyone to conform to them.
As soon as the patent office gets done approving the patent for the Apple name.
Have an Apple shape followed by cidertwist.
Sorry, APPLE, but Apples have been around thousands of years before you douches.
Did you google the pictures of the Ferrari F150? They're in no ways alike, not even to a car enthusiast. If you were talking to someone who owns the Ferrari F150, you would know that they aren't talking about a Ford F150.
Hey Apple Inc; nobody in his right mind wishes to have your 'reputation' !
Underpowered and overpriced merchandise made with foreign labor.
Apple Inc.
"Made for America"
Yeah, Ferrari F-150 owners and Ford F-150 owners tend to party together :-)
Nah not really, both of these companies make automobiles.
Technically Ford uses the F-150 as the model of their popular Pickup Truck but it's close enough to possibly confuse some folks and dilute the branding that Ford has created over the decades.
http://www.chillingeffects.org/trademark/faq.cgi#QID418
The Apple thing is a bit more far-fetched because the grocery store does not build electronics. If they sold Blu-ray players, etc under that brand name with that logo, it would be a different story. On the other hand, if they don't attempt to protect their trademarks aggressively (even in cases where it seems silly or they know they will lose), that could cause a problem for them in the future. Even so, I don't side with Apple on this one.