[Gd-hackers] Dylan Hackers Conference Europe - Germany, Berlin - 27-30th December

[Bruce Hoult]

On 10/23/06, Hugh Greene <gd-hackers at tameter.org> wrote:
> I am definitely not a lawyer-type, but I recall being told that the reason we
> couldn't use "DylanWorks" (however capitalised) was down to some trademark
> licensing issue Harlequin had with Apple, which may or may not also have been
> related to some issue Apple had with Bob.  ('Cos, y'know, software comes on
> CDs, and so does some of Bob's stuff, so people might get confused.
> Obviously.)

A British court ruled recently that there is no confusion between a
recording company called Apple and a music store with the word "Apple"
prominently displayed, so the problem isn't as large as some may
imagine.