{"id":21913,"date":"2012-09-11T15:57:33","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T13:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=21913"},"modified":"2012-09-12T15:29:38","modified_gmt":"2012-09-12T13:29:38","slug":"apple-takes-aim-at-polish-grocery-over-logo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/hardware\/21913\/apple-takes-aim-at-polish-grocery-over-logo\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple takes aim at Polish grocery over logo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple<\/a>, fresh from a patent victory against South Korean rival Samsung<\/a>, has turned its sights on a smaller target – Polish online grocery website A.pl<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Polish patent office said on Tuesday the U.S. maker of the iPad, iPhone and iPod had filed a complaint, accusing the website of copying one of Apple’s icons to its logo and riding its coattails to win customers.<\/p>\n

“Apple brand is widely recognized and the company says that A.pl, by using the name that sounds similar, is using Apple’s reputation,” patent office spokesman Adam Taukert said.<\/p>\n

A.pl chief executive Radoslaw Celinski said: “The accusation is ludicrous”. The firm, which is not currently using the logo in question, is looking at Apple’s complaint.<\/p>\n

A date for an official hearing has not been set yet.<\/p>\n

The law firm Baker & McKenzie, which represents Apple in Poland, was not available to comment.<\/p>\n

Apple was expected to launch a new iPhone on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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