Apple, Beatles settle trademark squabble
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iPod maker Apple Inc.  said on  Monday it has settled a disagreement with The Beatles' company  Apple Corps Ltd. over the use of the brand, in a new deal that  now gives the computer maker control of the name.
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Cisco Systems Inc. and Apple Inc. said yesterday they have settled the trademark-infringement lawsuit that threatened to derail Apple's use of the "iPhone" name for its new iPod-cellular phone gadget.
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By ALEXA BARACAIA  THE Beatles' record company Apple Corps today gave signalled defeat in its long-running dispute with computer giant Apple, and agreed to a deal that gives the iPod maker control of the name.
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Apple Inc and a popular Web site that published company secrets about the maker of the Mac computer, the iPhone and the iPod have reached a settlement that calls for the site to shut down.
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Apple Computer Inc. has settled a dispute that was keeping the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" off its iTunes music store in Britain.
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SAN JOSE, Feb. 21 -- Cisco Systems and Apple said Wednesday night that they had settled the trademark-infringement lawsuit that threatened to derail Apple's use of the iPhone name for its new iPod-cellphone device.
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By Troy WolvertonStaff  Apple, the Silicon Valley company, and Apple Corps, the Beatles' record label, are finally burying the hatchet.
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IPod maker Apple and the manager of The Beatles' Apple Corps resolved their long-simmering dispute on Monday about who has the right to the Apple trademark.
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(InfoWorld) - Apple Inc., the computer and digital music company, has bought rights to all "Apple" trademarks from Apple Corps. Ltd., the record company set up by The Beatles, ending aÂ long-running trademark disputeÂ between the two. However, there was no word on whether Apple will soon begin selling The Beatles' music through its iTunes Store. Last year the two companies took a dispute over the trademarks to court in London. Apple Corps. alleged that Apple, then called Apple Computer, had breached a 1991 agreement not to use its apple logo to sell music when it launched the iTunes Store. The companies both use logos based on the fruit: Apple's is a stylized silhouette of one with a bite taken out, while Apple Corp.'s is a more realistic rendering of the fruit. Despite an increasing proportion of Apple's revenue coming from the iTunes-iPod combination, the judge found against the record company in May. Apple's use of the logo was a reasonable one under the terms of the 1991 agreement, as it was clear that Apple was not using the logo to sell music, but to promote a service through which others could sell their music, he found. Under the terms of Monday's deal, Apple will license the Apple name and the green apple logo back to Apple Corps. so that it can continue using them, the two announced Monday. The companies declined to comment on the financial terms of the deal. There was no word, either, on whether Apple will sell The Beatles' music through its iTunes Store. At the end of last year's lawsuit, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said he hoped the two companies would be able to work together to make that happen, but neither company would talk about such a deal Monday. "This decision doesn't have anything to do with that," said Apple Corps. spokeswoman Elizabeth Freund, while a spokeswoman for Apple said "We don't talk about future plans." At EMI Group, the company which holds the publishing rights to The Beatles' music, spokesman Murray Chalmers declined to comment on whether discussions were taking place with Apple. However, he did not rule out the possibility that the music might be sold through the iTunes Store in the future. There are plenty of recordings of The Beatles' hits such as "Come Together" and "Yesterday" available through the iTunes store -- but all recorded by tribute bands.
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By Yuki Noguchi, Washington Post Staff Writer  Apple Computer Inc. said yesterday that it would pay $100 million to Creative Technology Ltd. to settle a patent dispute between the bitter rivals in the booming digital music player business.
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The Beatles&#8217; noticeable absence from Apple&#8217;s iTunes Store could soon be a thing of the past if a report in Fortune proves to be correct. The Time Warner-owned business magazine is reporting that Apple is close to a deal for putting the British rock group&#8217;s music catalog online. What&#8217;s more, Fortune reports, Apple could be on the verge of becoming the exclusive online source for Beatles downloads for a limited time.
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They worked it out. Months after the owner of an Elvis Shop in London took the owner of a Beatles shop to court, the two parties settled their troubles without a trial Tuesday.
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Apple (the technology company) and Apple (the Beatles' old record label) have at long last concluded their trademark dispute. There is still,however, no word on whether or when iTunes will offer Beatles tracks for download.
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Technology giant Apple reaches a deal with the Beatles to end the dispute over the Apple name.
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By Jordan Robertson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  SAN JOSE -- For the third time in nearly three decades, iPod maker Apple Inc. has resolved a bitter trademark dispute with The Beatles' guardian Apple Corps Ltd. over use of the iconic apple logo and name.
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Cisco Systems Inc. and Apple Inc. said Wednesday they have settled the trademark-infringement lawsuit that threatened to derail Apple's use of the "iPhone" name for its much-hyped new iPod-cellular phone gadget.
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The maker of the iPod and the guardian of the Beatles' music resolved their long-simmering dispute yesterday over who has the right to the Apple trademark.