Source: Xinhua
Chinese clothing company Kon is suing Apple for copyright infringement, or more precisely over the Apple App Store logo.
Kon claims the Apple App Store logo closely resembles its own, which the company has been using as a merchandise trademark since 2011, and registered in 2012, according to the Dongcheng District People’s Court in Beijing, which has accepted the lawsuit.
Kon is demanding compensation of 100,000 yuan (about 15,200 U.S. dollars), an injunction against infringing devices such as iPhones and iPads, as well as a public apology.
Both logos feature a triangular stick design. Apple replaced the old logo, consisting of a pencil, ruler and brush, with the current one on its iOS and MacOS devices this year.
Kon said that the two logos look practically the same to the untrained eye of an ordinary customer.
