Apple sues Apple
2006-03-29 07:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mdlbearThat's Apple Corps vs. Apple Computer. For the third time!
Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, the two surviving members of the band, and the widows of John Lennon and George Harrison are suing Steve Jobs of Apple over the use of the apple logo.
According to Apple Corps, a company set up in 1968 to release the Beatles' songs and manage their creative affairs, Mr Jobs broke an agreement to stay out of the music business when he launched the iTunes music store.
Geoffrey Vos, QC, representing Apple Corps, said a Trade Mark Agreement in 1991 gave the company exclusive right to use "apple" marks for the record business.
In return Apple Computer had exclusive right to use "apple" marks for the computer, data processing and telecommunications industry.