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Apple Inc<\/a> lost a bid to register part of a federal trademark for \"Apple Music<\/a>\" on Tuesday after a U.S. appeals court ruled for a jazz musician who challenged the tech giant's application.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected Apple<\/a>'s argument that it had priority over trumpeter Charlie Bertini's \"Apple Jazz\" trademark rights based on its ownership of an earlier trademark from the Beatles' music label Apple Corps Ltd.
The court allowed Bertini to block Apple's bid for a federal Apple Music trademark<\/a> covering live performances, one of several trademark uses Apple sought to secure.
Bertini's attorney, his brother James Bertini, said they were pleased with the decision after a \"long and difficult struggle.\"
\"Perhaps this decision will also help other small companies to protect their trademark rights,\" the attorney said.
Representatives for Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Apple launched its streaming service in 2015 and applied the same year for a federal \"Apple Music\" trademark covering several categories of music and entertainment services. Bertini opposed the application, arguing the name would cause confusion with the \"Apple Jazz\" branding he had used since 1985 to advertise concerts.
Both sides agreed that Apple's mark would likely confuse consumers. But a U.S. Trademark Office tribunal ruled for Apple in 2021, finding it had earlier rights to the name based on a 1968 \"Apple\" trademark for sound recordings it purchased from Apple Corps in 2007.
A unanimous Federal Circuit panel reversed the decision to dismiss Bertini's opposition Tuesday. It said Apple could not \"tack\" its trademark rights for live performances to the Apple Corps trademark for sound recordings, a different category of goods.
\"Tacking a mark for one good or service does not grant priority for every other good or service in the trademark application,\" the court said.
The case is Bertini v. Apple Inc, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 21-2301.
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苹果(aapl . o:行情)失去了一个出价的一部分联邦商标注册”苹果的音乐“周二在美国上诉法院裁定爵士音乐家挑战科技巨头的应用程序。
美国联邦巡回上诉法院拒绝苹果的论点,它优先于小号手查理·贝尔蒂尼的“苹果爵士乐”商标权基于其早期商标的所有权从披头士的音乐标签苹果唱片有限公司
法庭允许贝尔蒂尼阻止苹果的收购一个联邦苹果音乐商标覆盖现场表演,几个商标使用苹果寻求安全。
贝尔蒂尼的律师,他的哥哥詹姆斯·贝尔蒂尼说他们满意的决定后“漫长而又艰难的斗争。”
“也许这个决定也将帮助其他小公司保护自己的商标权利,”律师说。
代表苹果没有立即回应记者的置评请求。
苹果公司在2015年推出了流媒体服务和同年申请联邦“苹果音乐”商标覆盖多个类别的音乐和娱乐服务。贝尔蒂尼反对应用,认为这个名字会导致混乱的“苹果爵士乐”品牌自1985年以来,他曾使用广告音乐会。
双方一致认为,苹果的标志可能会迷惑消费者。但美国商标局法庭裁定苹果2021年,发现它早前权利名称基于1968年“苹果”商标从苹果唱片公司在2007年购买的录音。
一致联邦巡回小组推翻了这一判决驳回贝尔蒂尼周二的反对派。它表示,苹果不能“策略”的商标权现场表演为录音苹果唱片公司商标,不同类别的商品。
“附加标记为一个商品或服务不给予优先考虑其他商品或服务的商标申请,“法院说。
此案是贝尔蒂尼诉苹果(aapl . o:行情),美国联邦巡回上诉法院,21 - 2301。
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