tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post4750391518205513205..comments2024-03-18T22:39:50.137-07:00Comments on A Kindle World blog: Apple Denied Injunction in Amazon 'App Store' Battle (PC Mag)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-63585065466974224792011-07-08T05:07:26.851-07:002011-07-08T05:07:26.851-07:00My favorite part of the whole Apple-induced contro...My favorite part of the whole Apple-induced controversy is that Amazon used Steve Jobs' own words against him when he implied that the Apple app store is just one of many app stores.<br /><br />As we all know, logic and common sense has no place in law and the legal process. You can't (nor shouldn't) trademark a general term like "app store" or "shoe store" or "clothes store".<br /><br />Then again, the PTO has a history of granting patents to overly generalized words and concepts. For example, the PTO recently granted Apple a patent on the concept of touching one or more fingers to a display and manipulating the images on the display. That means EVERY device that has a touchscreen has to pay royalties to Steve Jobs or be sued out of existence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com