Apple Corps v. Apple Computer

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Apple Corps v. Apple Computer was a series of high-profile trademark lawsuits between the Beatles’ record company and the technology firm over the use of the “Apple” name and logo in music-related products and services.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court case ⓘ
legal dispute ⓘ
trademark lawsuit ⓘ
appliesTo use of Apple trademarks in computers ⓘ
use of Apple trademarks in music distribution ⓘ
use of Apple trademarks in online music services ⓘ
field music industry ⓘ
technology industry ⓘ
hasContext emergence of digital music distribution ⓘ
rise of personal computers with audio capabilities ⓘ
hasEffect influenced Apple’s branding strategy for iTunes ⓘ
influenced drafting of technology–entertainment trademark coexistence agreements ⓘ
hasPart 1978 Apple Corps v. Apple Computer lawsuit ⓘ
1981 settlement between Apple Corps and Apple Computer ⓘ
1989–1991 litigation over music capabilities of Apple computers ⓘ
2003–2006 iTunes-related litigation ⓘ
involvesParty Apple Computer Inc ⓘ
linked to: Apple Inc.

Apple Corps Ltd ⓘ
linked to: Apple Corps

Apple Inc ⓘ
linked to: Apple Inc.
involvesPartyRole Apple Computer Inc as defendant ⓘ
Apple Corps Ltd as plaintiff ⓘ
linked to: Apple Corps
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalForm civil litigation ⓘ
legalIssue scope of trademark rights ⓘ
trademark coexistence agreement interpretation ⓘ
use of the Apple logo in music-related products ⓘ
use of the Apple name in music-related products ⓘ
mainSubject intellectual property law ⓘ
trademark law ⓘ
notableFor high-profile conflict between a record company and a technology firm ⓘ
impact on branding of Apple’s music products ⓘ
public attention due to involvement of The Beatles’ company ⓘ
outcome Apple Inc obtained rights to use Apple name and logo for digital music services ⓘ
clarification of trademark rights over the Apple name in music ⓘ
multiple settlements between the parties ⓘ
relatedCase Apple Corps v. Apple Computer (2006 High Court decision in England) ⓘ
relatedTo Apple Corps Ltd ⓘ
linked to: Apple Corps

Apple Inc ⓘ
linked to: Apple Inc.

The Beatles ⓘ
startTime 1978 ⓘ
timePeriod early 21st century ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ

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Apple Corps → legalDispute → Apple Corps v. Apple Computer ⓘ
Apple Corps v. Apple Computer → hasPart → 1978 Apple Corps v. Apple Computer lawsuit ⓘ
linked to: Apple Corps v. Apple Computer
Apple Corps v. Apple Computer → outcome → Apple Inc obtained rights to use Apple name and logo for digital music services ⓘ
linked to: Apple Corps v. Apple Computer
Apple Corps v. Apple Computer → relatedCase → Apple Corps v. Apple Computer (2006 High Court decision in England) ⓘ
linked to: Apple Corps v. Apple Computer