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WTF the one on the left looks like a "w" while the one on the right looks like a logo for a company that sells marked-up poop to hipster wanna bees who frequent cafe's on the corner block while livin off their parent's trust fund and finishing a social major in poop too dubm to figure out haow to install windows 7...]]>Oct 5th 2009 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/
http://www.minnesotaharvest.net/]]>Oct 5th 2009 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/
Will Woolworths Limited prevail against Apple's claim, more than likely, but it's quite automatic, well it should be, for a company to protect it's brand. Failure to protect one's brand/service mark can cause fan/hateboys to react in an entirely different way once others have began using another's trademark to describe their products, or services.

"Netbook" anyone?]]>Oct 5th 2009 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/
Oh, and I guess Apple lawyers haven't seen this:
http://www.freeshop.com.ar/ES/index.html

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You are one bitter, bitter person. Did Steve Jobs steal your girlfriend once? LOL, of course that's crazy talk... you've never had a girlfriend.]]>Oct 5th 2009 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v._Apple_Computer]]>Oct 5th 2009 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 11:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Durrr it R confusin mehh!1!11!!]]>Oct 5th 2009 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/
Who thinks that some of the comments (like yours Christian) will end up in IP Australia's rulings and final decision on the trademark application... which I think was the entire point of Woolworths feeding the story to the press in the first place.]]>Oct 5th 2009 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/
That's just like Monster Cable suing people for even saying Monster.]]>Oct 5th 2009 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/
now the ghost of Michael jackson, thats another story!!!]]>Oct 5th 2009 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/
*whoosh*]]>Oct 5th 2009 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/
1. better to get any possible opposition out of the way now before there is the risk of a lawsuit that will cost more time than money

2. in tv fandoms,at least here in the US, there is a joke that you haven't made it until someone, preferably the Parents Council, files a complaint against your show for being obscene. In the computer world perhaps that should be you haven't made it until Apple files a complaint about your logo. in which case, welcome to the party Woolworths. just whatever you do, don't try to sell hackintoshs]]>Oct 5th 2009 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/
I believe aldi's was selling netbooks or something a while ago.]]>Oct 5th 2009 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/
Still... Is Woolworth's in Australia known for apples? Why an apple? Here in the states they were always a department store, and apples are the last thing I think of when I think of Woolworth's. ]]>Oct 5th 2009 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolworths_%28supermarket%29]]>Oct 5th 2009 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/
oh, and guess which store is older, by more than a few decades?]]>Oct 5th 2009 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/
Not that I'm doubting you (the Wiki comment, by the by, was meant to be sarcastic), but this is what I've got:
F.W. Woolworth's/Venator/Footlocker: 1878
Woolworth's Ltd.: 1924

But I would be interested to see how this turns up, regardless. And, as one other has mentioned, I wonder if Walgreen's has any stores in AU/NZ which would go after Woolworth's.]]>Oct 5th 2009 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/
I found in an article: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/28/2432756.htm that "Both the Australian and British Woolworths have their origins in the same US company but are completely independent.".

And here: http://woolworths.com.au/aboutus/ourstory/default.asp It shows no relation to the british chain

And here: http://www.woolworthslimited.com.au/phoenix.zhtml?c=144044&p=our-history]]>Oct 5th 2009 11:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 6th 2009 1:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/
Well it'ld be obviously covered since Engadget has Apple in mind to win. Now imagine it was Nokia.]]>Oct 5th 2009 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Apples Inc. is suing Washington Apple Trees and the bug that took a bite out of the apples grow on those trees.]]>Oct 5th 2009 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/Oct 5th 2009 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/05/apple-woolworths-in-australian-trademark-dispute-media-in-hys/
This is a formal matter that Apple must do to protect its trademark should a real threat ever arise. Otherwise their mark will be considered generic and totally unenforceable. Any half-baked attorney would counsel to submit the opposition, and most big companies have at least handful of these each year. Dont believe me? Just TRY to mark a producty with anything that sounds like Kleenex or Xerox (non-generic to date).

By analogy, for all of you out there who own property, in many jurisdictions if you let your neighbor park on your yard or build a shed over your property line, and you do nothing about it, they can eventually claim ownership of the land or at least keep YOU from booting THEM from your property.

So, for all of the naysayers to Apple above, I assume you would happily let any random person build a storage shed on your property without at least notifying them ("notice") that they have built on your property? Uh huh, thought so.]]>Oct 5th 2009 2:31PM