Beatles lose crunch Apple battle
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Apple Corps, the music company owned by the Beatles, has lost its multi-million pound High Court battle against Apple Computer over trademarks.
The company - owned by Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the widows of George Harrison and John Lennon - accused the US computer giant of breaching a 1991 trademark agreement by moving into the music business through its iTunes site.
In 1991, each had agreed a strict 'field of use' of the Apple mark but at the High Court in March, Apple Computer had argued that iTunes was primarily a data transmission service, permitted by the agreement.
But Mr Justice Mann ruled that Apple Computer had not breached a trade mark agreement with Apple Corps by using the logo and name to sell music.
Apple Corps, the music company owned by the Beatles, has lost its multi-million pound High Court battle against Apple Computer over trademarks.The company - owned by Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the widows of George Harrison and John Lennon - accused the US computer giant of breaching a 1991 trademark agreement by moving into the music business through its iTunes site.
In 1991, each had agreed a strict 'field of use' of the Apple mark but at the High Court in March, Apple Computer had argued that iTunes was primarily a data transmission service, permitted by the agreement.
But Mr Justice Mann ruled that Apple Computer had not breached a trade mark agreement with Apple Corps by using the logo and name to sell music.
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