In a filing yesterday before a US court, Amazon asked the judge to remove an allegation of false
advertising imposed by Apple last year. Last year, Apple launched legal action against the Amazon Appstore for Android, alleging that the it is a trademark violation
of Apple's App Store. Apple had also also alleged that Amazon's use of the word Appstore in marketing material is
false advertising.
Apple's App Store provides iPhones, iPads and iPods powered by Apple's iOS operating system and a
huge range of software for the reassuringly expensive gear. On the other hand, Amazon's Appstore solicits programs for
its Kindle tablets and other manufacturers' devices powered by Google's
Android system.
Amazon asked the judge to throw out the false
advertising allegation, claiming that it had no proper place in a trademark
suit, and that "app store" is a generic term.
A hearing on Amazon's motion is due at the end of October.
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