Apple and Beatles settle trademark squabble
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Apple Inc. has settled its long-running  trademark dispute with The Beatles' company Apple Corps Ltd.,  in a deal which could pave the way for the band's songs to be  played on Apple's iTunes music store.
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Apple said Monday that it had reached an agreement with The Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd., which settles any trademark issues between the two companies. It is not immediately clear, however, if the settlement includes putting the band's music on iTunes.
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With Macworld just around the corner, Apple today settled a dispute around iTunes pricing involving the European Commmission (EC), a British consumer group, and four major music companies.
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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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Talks between Apple and Cisco over the trademark of the iPhone name are extended to try to reach an agreement
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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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SHANGHAI -- Apple Computer Inc. said yesterday it is working to resolve a dispute over alleged labor abuses by an iPod manufacturer in China.
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Technology giant Apple takes full control of the Apple name after a deal with The Beatles' record label Apple Corps.
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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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(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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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.
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Cisco(R) and Apple today announced that they have resolved their dispute involving the "iPhone" trademark.  Under the agreement, both companies are free to use the "iPhone" trademark on their products throughout the world.
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IPod maker Apple and the guardian of The Beatles' music resolved their long-simmering dispute on Monday about who has the right to the Apple trademark
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By Jordan Robertson Associated Press  SAN JOSE, Calif. - 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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Blog: The separate lawsuits both involve copyright violation; one alleging that Apple used a photograph in promotional materials without permission, and the second charging the company with selling a potentially "copycatted" song in the iTunes Store.
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Apple Computer Inc. said it will  pay $100 million for a license to use Creative Technology  Ltd.'s patented technology in its iPod music player, settling  all legal disputes between the two companies.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Apple, the Silicon Valley company, and Apple Corps, the Beatles' record label, are finally burying the silver hammer, err, hatchet.