Apple denied trademark for music icon due to… MySpace

GigaOm writes, Apple is used to getting its way when it comes to intellectual property. It came up short, however, in getting protection for its famous music icon after trademark judges said consumers might confuse the mark with one owned my MySpace. In a decision issued last week, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board upheld an examiner’s decision to refuse Apple trademark protection for the famous orange music mark that appears on iPhones and computer screens. It refused on the grounds that it was too similar to another mark: The mark on the right was issued in 2008 to a music service called iLike...

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