Apple Objects to ‘Apple-Man’ Trademark for Ukrainian Indie Film

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'They really want to own the word 'Apple' in every industry,' says director Vasyl Moskalenko's attorney.

is a satire about a superhero who can levitate apples. It was crowdfunded through Kickstarter and raised roughly $120,000.

“Consumers encountering Applicant’s Mark are likely to associate the mark with Apple because it is highly similar to the APPLE Mark and overall creates a similar commercial impression,” writes Joseph Petersen, a partner at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP representing Apple. “Indeed, Applicant’s Mark incorporates Apple’s famous APPLE mark in its entirety, merely adding the generic term ‘man.

Jeremy Eche of JPG Legal, who represents Moskalenko, argues “apple” isn’t a proprietary word and viewers won’t be misled by the movie.. “They really want to own the word ‘Apple’ in every industry.”“Because a company like Apple has hundreds of millions of dollars they can spend, they start these cases all the time against small business clients like mine no matter how bad their case is,” Eche says.

 

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Ukraine at war with U.S.A I hope the win The mouse that roared !

The little things in life that keep the entertainment industry going. Lol

Thank you The Hollywood Reporter for this great article about my fight with Apple. This is very important for me, for Ukraine and for all small companies that suffer from trademark bullying.

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