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Re:Apple Sues Canadian School for Similar Logo by Retric on Wednesday October 08, 2008 @11:52AM (#326641)
Honestly, I thought the outline looked a lot like Apple's logo. I don't expect Apple to sue them, but a sending a letter seems reasonable to me. If they are going to use an apple try adding a stem and branch or something in the background. The way things are if you want to keep a trademark you need to defend it and this was fairly close IMO.
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Re:Apple Sues Canadian School for Similar Logo by hugh on Wednesday October 08, 2008 @12:09PM (#326662)
I don't expect Apple to sue them, but a sending a letter seems reasonable to me.

Well, if they send a cease and desist, and the other party doesn't cease and desist, they won't have much choice other than to sue them. Nobody wants to develop a reputation for failing to follow through on threats.

Missing from article: how long has this school been using this logo? It looks like a fairly recent logo, almost certainly postdating the original "stripey" Apple logo, but does it postdate the "non-stripy" Apple logo design?

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Re:Apple Sues Canadian School for Similar Logo by petercooper on Wednesday October 08, 2008 @06:57PM (#327204)
They don't even look vaguely similar.
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