Apple in 873-page legal claim to word 'Pod'

Found on The Register on Saturday, 25 September 2010
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Apple really, really, really wants exclusive rights to the word "Pod," in names for tech products, the company has argued in an 873-page legal brief filed earlier this week.

Apple is reportedly arguing that a video projector with the word "Pod" in its name would cause confusion with its own iPod products.

A lawyer representing Sector Labs tells the publication there's a growing trend of dominant tech firms trying to assume ownership of ordinary words.

I think Apple's iTries to get iRights on common iWords for the iSake of iBullying others are pretty iPathetic. The last iThing I want to associate with an iName is Apple. Pod. Err, period.