“On May 5, 2010 Apple filed for a logo titled ‘Made for iPhone’ which contained a small image of an iPhone graphic along with the verbiage ‘Made for iPhone,'” Jack Purcher reports for Patently Apple.
“Little did we know that shortly after Apple’s filing, Samsung and Acer formally filed an application of opposition to the Canadian IP Office,” Purcher reports. “According to an updated document found in the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Samsung and Acer initially filed their official opposition to the iPhone logo October 2011. Part 2 of that document clearly shows that the Canadian IP Office granted an extension of time to both Samsung and Acer to formally make their case earlier this month.
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MacDailyNews Take: Samsung’s assholery knows no bounds.
They really are the shit of the earth.
I worked in a marketing agency called Digitas for 2 years on this account and they never had a clue. Seriously, one of the worst, most clueless clients in the world and their AoR (agency of record) for print and TV was a shithouse that gave them garbage advertising with no ideas. “show sexy 20-somethings…” Done!
The company is run by engineers that do not think for themselves, which is funny, because all these shit-headed 20-somethings think that Samsung is just a cool company being repressed by Apple.
Why on earth would they pick THIS to battle Apple over?
Because they’ll now fight Apple over everything. I guess they don’t appreciate the business Apple gave them.
Because the device outline clearly resembles various Samsung phones 😉 It would be confusing to Android users who couldn’t fit the accessories on their Galaxy devices.
+∞!
My Samsung ban stands firm.
in Korean, Samsung means “parasite”.
Now that’s fkg funny!
Actually “parasite who exclusively lives off its own excrement.”
Setting aside *why* would do this (because I’m befuddled): I don’t understand the grounds on which they are complaining. Or put another way, what official reason could they possibly give for objecting to the trademark?
My guess is because the trademark looks like Samsung’s stolen iPhone ripoff. As the wheels of legal systems turn at a snail’s pace, Samsung is probably complaining it looks like their ripoff. The irony, huh?
Fuck Samsung. No, not “FSCK Samsung”. Fuck Samsung.
Ha ha ha ha!!! “looks like Samsung’s stolen iPhone ripoff.” It’s a comedy club here tonight. Good one Tim! I was thinking the same damn thing.
I think they’re suing because they think it’s too similar to their trademark, “Made Like iPhone”
Okay, this is definitely the MDN comedy club. Where did you get this guys? I’m busting my gut laughing. I want more.
” Take my trademark, please”.
you forgot: Bada Boom!!
I just got this trademark from out of town, and boy are my photocopiers tired.
If Samsung spent as much time and energy on innovating…
An outline of the iPhone, with the words “Made for iPhone” next to it. Of course Samsung would be upset. They wanted to use the same drawing with “Made for Android iPhones”.
I can see why they are upset. Beat at their own game I tell ya. Beat at their own game.
How does an objection like this from ShameDong and DebAcer not get thrown out of court? This sounds like Canadian legal buffoonery.
This is beyond ridiculous!
On what grounds are they basing their complaint?!?
The complaint hasn’t formally been made yet. The deadline, supposedly the last one, is sometime this fall says the report. Now that Apple won their desiign win against Samsung, they really don’t have a case.
Where’s pat?
I am waiting for Apple to remove all is business ftom Samsung. We all know they will. I would not be surprised if Apple opened a processor fab plant in the US to make its own processors: easier to keep your IP out of the hands of Asian copiers…