Last August, the routine story of a brand opposition gripped the world’s imagination when Apple declared that Super Healthy Kids (yes, that’s the real name of a company) would not be allowed to brand its peer logo because it “dilution of the uniqueness” of Apple’s own famous fruitful intellectual property.
Six months later, the case is now settled, and it seems that Apple did not actually have a pear-shaped problem – because Super Healthy Kids agreed to take the form of the leaf on top of that pear, and Apple has agreed that it’s good enough to let the brand move forward.
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According to documents submitted to the USPTO, Apple has already agreed to the settlement.
“Prepear is pleased to announce that it has resolved its trademark issue with Apple in a friendly manner,” said Russ Monson, co-founder of the company. The edgeand adds that he plans to change his app logo in the coming weeks. The app’s website already contains the new tab.
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Monson’s “Save the Pear from Apple!” petition at Change.org gets 269,650 signatures.