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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How can you trademark "App store", I find it too generic to be able to prohibit others from using it. Won't stop Apple trying though I guess!

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Under German law it is possible that a brand name becomes a generic name if the population uses it enough. It happened to Tempo, for example.