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\n 22 March 2011<\/span>
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Apple is suing Amazon in a bid to stop the online retail giant from using the name Appstore.<\/p>\n

The California-based firm, which makes iPhones and iPads, claims that the name is deliberately similar to its own App Store.<\/p>\n

“It will confuse and mislead customers,” said Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet.<\/p>\n

Amazon’s Appstore will offer downloadable applications for Google’s Android operating system.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit states: “Amazon has begun improperly using Apple’s App Store mark in connection with Amazon’s mobile software developer program.<\/p>\n

“Consumers of mobile software downloads are likely to be confused as to whether Amazon’s mobile software download service is sponsored or approved by Apple.”<\/p>\n

The company said that it had contacted Amazon three times to demand it stop using the name. Amazon has so far declined to comment.<\/p>\n

Apple is seeking to trademark the App Store name in the United States, a decision which, according to court papers, is still being considered by a trademark trial and appeals board.<\/p>\n

Microsoft, which is also looking to move into the app marketplace with its new line of Windows mobiles, has asked officials to block the trademark attempt.<\/p>\n

Shoe store<\/span><\/p>\n

“An app store is an app store,” Russell Pangborn, Microsoft’s associate general counsel said in January.<\/p>\n

“Like shoe store or toy store, it is a generic term that is commonly used by companies, governments and individuals that offer apps,” he continued. <\/p>\n

Amazon’s Appstore has been accepting submissions since the beginning of the year, launching a dedicated blog to help developers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Like Apple, Amazon will curate the apps on offer and will hope that its trusted brand will give it an edge as the market for mobile applications widens.<\/p>\n

For developers, access to Amazon’s tens of millions of customers worldwide offers the potential for huge revenues.<\/p>\n

Google already offers its own store – Android Market – with over 200,000 applications available to download, but submissions to Amazon’s store will be standards-checked prior to being added.<\/p>\n

The store, which launches in the US today, will offer exclusive applications such as Angry Birds Rio, the follow-up to the multi-million selling Angry Birds.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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