bsnjon

Trademark law has never made much sense, and internationally, things can get very sticky. Netflix is being sued by the US government over the name “Space Force.”

Some big companies have lost their trademarks due to what may have seemed silly things, especially in Europe. I’m sure Apple’s lawyers told them, to be safe, the company should take all available action.  

richs said:

Trademark law requires you actively pursue any possible infringement or lose that right in a future infringement case if you've "demonstrated indifference" in the past. They're not being a bully. 

This is the real story, Trademark law is notoriously strange and causes behaviour like this quite regularly. (Disney is often mentioned in stories like this)
The problem is there is too much money at stake in Trademark and Patent law to achieve any kind of reasonable reform in Congress, not to mention attempts to make international law in this area. 

igorsky said:

bsnjon said:

Samsung has actually picked a smart strategy here. They limit reliance on partners like Goldman Sachs, and not being a credit card means there are more potential users in future.

Fascinating that you view Apple's partnership with the premier investment bank in the world as some sort of weakness.

Samsung has actually picked a smart strategy here. They limit reliance on partners like Goldman Sachs, and not being a credit card means there are more potential users in future.