“Apple legal may have some scrambling to do in Turkey on Monday morning, if a report out of that country has a shred of truth to it,” Jack Purcher reports for Patently Apple.
“According to a Turkish blogger, a businessman by the name of Kamil Kürekçi has been granted the trademark ‘Steve Jobs’ by the Turkish Trademark Office,” Purcher reports. “The trademark is to be used in context to a textile brand, likely for a line of clothing.”
MacDailyNews Take: Turkey has a trademark office?
(Just kidding, we love our Turkish readers!)
Purcher reports, “A rough translation of the owner’s statement concerning the granted trademark: ‘Opening overseas with this name will be an advantage for us considering that we will be mainly exporting. We think that Steve Jobs is a worldwide known brand that will never be forgotten. It is also obvious that it will facilitate our work on overseas advertisements of our products.'”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: If true, this Kürekçi guy is a real turkey. Wah-wah-wah waaaahhh.
Nice. I’m looking forward to the Turkey Apple for next Thanksgiving.
Baked by Steve Jobs wearing Steve Jobs apparel of course.
Lol this is so funny.
Think I will trademark the words ‘US president’.
A new level of stupidity – unbelievable.
Turkey has a TM Office? Ha, I love it. Someone was smokin something funny at the patent office.
Probably out of a hookah.
I just want my Steve Jobs figure to come before the family lawyers clamp down again!
http://www.legendtoys.jp
Sadly this is how you can do anything illegal against US businesses overseas, yet they like to complain when it happens in the USA. \
Maybe I can trademark “President Obama” for a line of toys??? I see how the world acts as soon as H. R. Clinton is not longer Sec. of State.
Just a thought
You could trademark “President Obama” for a line of toys but the toy price would nearly bankrupt any buyers.
And the toy won’t work.
On a side note…
Question: How do you say Steve Jobs in Turkey?
Answer: Steve Jobs!
As MDN would say, “Wah-wah-wah waaaahhh.”
Is ‘Turkey’ trademarked in the US?
yes, but it’s called “313c7ro” in the States.
fucking funny …
Such powerful intellect!
Don’t forget other adjectives like “witty”, “succinct”, “clever”, and “fucking right on” you pompous ass.
LOOOOOL 🙂
Can’t wait until ‘Steve Jobs Floor Wax’ or ‘Steve Jobs Toothpaste’ starts popping up on Turkish online stores.
If “Steve Jobs” floor wax and toothpaste is sold MDN will provide the links to purchase even if the wax is made from dead babies and the tooth paste contains nuclear waste.
I guess I really need to to start my Kemal Ataturk line of bath linen.
Congratulations! You have the one-millionth person who joke chicken. You won a million dollars.
They will market a line of black turkey neck sweaters.