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05-Oct-09 08:46

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matt

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One of our 2 main supermarket chains over here in Australia is feeling the Apple heat over its new "apple-like" logo:

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/biz-tech/apple-claims-woolies-is-getting-fresh-with-new-logo-20091004-ghxe.html

Personally I think the Woolies rebrand is nicely done (it's won awards too!). Surely Apple Legal is going too far here? To me the Woolies logo looks more like a bit of fruit peel than an apple! I certainly can't see people confusing the 2 brands...

What do you think?

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05-Oct-09 10:29

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simon

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Interesting. I'd seen this logo before, and I remember wondering at the time whether Apple would be grumpy about it.

Apple's lawyers are notoriously trigger-happy, and whether this was done deliberately (to subtly leverage Apple's brand) or not, any designer should know to stay well away from anything like an apple for a design, especially if it could go on something that's electronic.

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06-Oct-09 16:31

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And this lot are just asking for it:

http://www.applesportsmedicine.co.uk/

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07-Oct-09 02:29

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matt

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Ouch! That's really close to the bone isn't it. Complete with aqua bubble for good measure!

Let's hope they don't start marketing a line of exercise mp3 players...

I get the impression Apple Legal makes a lot of pre-emptive strikes, just in case a legal dispute arises in the future (so they can show that they've made efforts to defend their marks). Harsh for everyone else though.

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18-Dec-09 05:11

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desibird

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those posts mde my day lol! complete rip-off! need to find out, who designed their logos.. Probably, these companies haven't paid much to them!

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18-Dec-09 23:09

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matt

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The Woolies one was designed by http://www.hulsbosch.com.au/ . I'd imagine it cost them a pretty penny!

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