Court rejects Apple's false advertising claim against Amazon

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Court rejects Apple's false advertising claim against Amazon
The court has rejected Apple's earlier claim that Amazon's use of "Appstore" to describe its Android application marketplace was false advertising, according to a Bloomberg report. Apple had filed a trademark lawsuit in 2011, stating that Amazon's calling its marketplace "Amazon Appstore" could cause confusion among customers. In September 2012, Amazon asked a federal judge to dismiss Apple's false advertising claim. This rejection only represents a partial summary judgement in the trademark case; the decision regarding trademark infringement has not yet been decided. Apple tried to register a patent for "App Store" in 2008, but Microsoft opposed it on the grounds that it was a generic term. The patent office is waiting for the decision of the trial scheduled for 19 August.

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