Has been smart phones were pushing on the intellectual property of Microsoft and Google, with first time to the recently, blame Apple. Recently, Nokia, Microsoft, Sony Ericsson and HTC (HTC) respectively apply to the EU's Trademark Office, urged his announced the Apple app store trademark registered "Appstore" and "AppStore" is invalid because of the trademark name is too generic.

Earlier this year, Microsoft took the lead on trademark issues to Apple, in the United States had submitted similar to oppose the application. From the United States to the EU, China will be the next bin? Yesterday a reporter from the State administration for industry and Commerce Trademark Office website found on the two types of trademarks, Apple in China for the three categories raised a total of 5 applications, one of the failure, in a still in audit, and three were successfully registered. Has the legal profession to accept Nan journalist said in an interview, a revocation request in China's trademark law on the legal basis. Giants may also in siege of domestic Apple.

Microsoft first took the

In many people's minds, Apple app store App Store for "Apple Store", that is, the Apple store, does not. Application App in the App Store is in English words (application), and App Store is the app store. Grab the name of "universality", May 14, Microsoft application to the EU trademark office and ask them to determine the Apple "App store" and "AppStore" two types of trademarks is not valid. Subsequently, TC h, Nokia, Sony Ericsson and also made the same application.

"HTC, Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Microsoft's complaint, as well as Amazon's recent actions taken by the demonstrated opposed by people. "Microsoft said in a statement," Appstore "like" toy store "and" the bookstore ", is a common vocabulary, should continue to make every sale applications store.

For some IT giants in the European market, "the siege", Apple did not immediately respond to. As early as January of this year, Microsoft first to the United States trademark review and adjudication and Appeals Committee to oppose the application, request against Apple "AppStore" application for a registered trademark. Two months later, Apple counterattack that Microsoft's trademark "Windows" than "AppStore" more universal. Then, both sides expand trademarks see, has no results.

From single to Wai Brawl

Worth noting is that the application to the EU Trademark Office has more than Microsoft. Microsoft w indow s Phone system will be used and have o VI software shop Nokia, mainly use Google a nDroid operating system of the Sony Ericsson and h t c, has joined the battle ring. And just last month, Amazon also to the United States authorities revoked Apple "AppStore" trademark, reason is "name is too generic."

Over the years, Symbian, Microsoft, Apple and Google a nDroid Smartphone patent issues, patent litigation to break out. Phone consulting company chief analyst Peter Yang Kwan of the Zhan Guo CE, on the issue of the the app store "the enemy", and rapid development relevant of Apple. "Reference to app store, first think of smartphone users group is still Apple's AppStore. "Peter Yang Kwan said.

Chinese or into the next battlefield

According to national business administration General trademark Council website display, Apple company of "-a ppstore" and the "-a ppStore" in domestic also for has application, total involved three a category, respectively for "online advertising, and database management" (35th class); "communications class, online software transmission sales service, and computer terminal communications, and e-mail, and Internet access service" (38th class); "computer software design, and maintenance, and website design," (42nd class).

In the 35th, the "Appstore" in July last year to register, "AppStore" application is invalid. Only about of the 38th "AppStore" trademark application, entered into force in May last year. As for the 42nd, "Appstore" trademark came into force in March this year, "a ppStore" is still under review, no announcement date. All trademark are 10-year period.

Legal profession are reporters to the South, is still in a trademark notice period the 42nd class of "a ppStore" trademarks are most likely to be "attack" of objects, once challenged, subsequent trial and legal procedures to 3 years to go through at least, much more for 10 years. Has been successfully registered trademark, as long as the registration time in 5 years, can still be filed a revocation request, but during the trademark registration is still valid. These apples have been successfully registered trademark, is not more than 5 years.

Data

IH s according to market research company ISuppli data, Apple s tore a pp to its iPhone, iPodT Ouch and iPad mobile device sales over 350,000 applications, the part is expected this year for the Apple to add 29. income of us $ 100 million, per cent, to reach 63%. And Apple's app store has occupied the entire market share of 75%. For its part, AppStore age not trademark, has gold content.