The dispute about the term «Appstore» brought Apple and Amazon to court

Apple and Amazon company long enough trying to conclude the negotiations on the disputed term «Appstore», but so far so to anything and did not come. Since in this case no one wants to compromise, tech giants have to figure out their relationship in court.

In January of this year, the judge recommended that representatives of the company to resolve the issue amicably, but not many hours meeting May 1, no 45-minute telephone conversation on June 14 came to nothing lead. Now Amazon will have to defend the right to use the term «Appstore» in the court session is scheduled for August 19.

Recall that in Apple is very indignant when Amazon decided to apply to its application store for Android is such a thing as «Appstore». Naturally, in Cupertino responded quickly accustomed himself to a gesture - in 2011, Apple filed lawsuit against Amazon, which, allegedly, illegally uses a registered trade mark «App Store ».

The Amazon also consider their behavior extremely decent, insisting that in the minds of the mass User word «Appstore» associated with digital app stores, as such, not only with Store from Apple. Some companies agree with this statement. Eg, Microsoft lawyers have already petition the Bureau of registration of patents and trade US brands with a request to calm and Apple allow other companies are free to use the controversial term.