“Pod” must go
The word “podium” was first used in the year 1743. Apparently, Apple thinks it belongs to them. Apple issued a cease and desist letter to Pivotal, mainly because of the use of the word “pod” in their iPhone stand, named Podium. Continue reading for an excerpt of the cease-and-desist letter and what Pivotal had to say in return.
The letter claims that “the term POD has also been adopted and used extensively in the marketplace by consumers as an abbreviation to refer to Apple’s IPOD player. The IPOD and POD marks indicate to consumers that a broad range of products, including portable electronic devices, computer software, and related goods and services bearing those marks and marks similar thereto originate from or are sponsored or endorsed by Apple.”
“If you look at our product and then look up the word Podium in the dictionary, I think it becomes pretty clear where our branding inspiration came from” said Scott Baumann, president of Pivotal.
[via TUAW]
APPLE OWNED!!!
Wow. I think Apple’s trying a little too hard.
LOL ridiculous maybe they are going to someone next for having an “i” in their product name
http://iriverinc.com/
Next up, iRiver!
They havent sued telechoice in australia for releasing a Cover specifically for iphone called “Pod Mania”
Hmmm, maybe they’ll sue the band POD next, who were around long before the iPod, lol.
And then it’s on to everyone with the word “phone” in their brand names
…and then on to anyone that puts “i” at the beginning of their product.
Or maybe anywhere in the word. Sooner or later, they’ll outlaw the letter “i” anywhere in any word! What’s Sesame Street going to do next time the show was brought to us by the letter I?!?!?!
Looks like iKea is gonna be in trouble with Apple next…
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