Friday, April 29, 2005
Cat Fight! TigerDirect.com Sues Apple over "Tiger" Trademark
Posted by Kent Pribbernow in "NEWS" @ 10:00 AM
"Apple Computer has been hit with a trademark infringement lawsuit, alleging that its newly released Mac operating system, nicknamed Tiger, encroaches on the name of online computer reseller Tiger Direct. Tiger Direct, a subsidiary of Systemax, filed the suit Thursday and is seeking a temporary restraining order and injunction when it goes before a U.S. District Court in Florida for a hearing Tuesday."
Ok, I have absolutely nothing against a company trying to protect its trademark(s), but in this case it seems to me that TigerDirect is trying to grab the spotlight (no pun intended) and cash in on the wave of publicity surrounding the release of Tiger (OSX). Think about it...why did they wait until Thursday to file this suit? Tiger has been in development for how long now? :roll:
Ok, I have absolutely nothing against a company trying to protect its trademark(s), but in this case it seems to me that TigerDirect is trying to grab the spotlight (no pun intended) and cash in on the wave of publicity surrounding the release of Tiger (OSX). Think about it...why did they wait until Thursday to file this suit? Tiger has been in development for how long now? :roll:
