Apple Inc. And The Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd. Enter into New Agreement
Posted on: Monday, 5 February 2007, 09:00 CST
CUPERTINO, Calif. and LONDON, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) Inc. and The Beatles' company Apple Corps Ltd. are pleased to announce the parties have entered into a new agreement concerning the use of the name "Apple" and apple logos which replaces their 1991 Agreement. Under this new agreement, Apple Inc. will own all of the trademarks related to "Apple" and will license certain of those trademarks back to Apple Corps for their continued use. In addition, the ongoing trademark lawsuit between the companies will end, with each party bearing its own legal costs, and Apple Inc. will continue using its name and logos on iTunes(R). The terms of settlement are confidential.
Commenting on the settlement, Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO said, "We love the Beatles, and it has been painful being at odds with them over these trademarks. It feels great to resolve this in a positive manner, and in a way that should remove the potential of further disagreements in the future."
Commenting on the settlement on behalf of the shareholders of Apple Corps, Neil Aspinall, manager of Apple Corps said, "It is great to put this dispute behind us and move on. The years ahead are going to be very exciting times for us. We wish Apple Inc. every success and look forward to many years of peaceful co-operation with them."
NOTE: Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac OS, Macintosh, and iTunes are trademarks of Apple. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Apple Inc.
CONTACT: Natalie Kerris of Apple, Inc., +1-408-974-6877, ornat@apple.com; or Moira Bellas for Apple Corps Ltd., +44(0)20-7483-9213, ormoira@mbcpr.com; or Elizabeth Freund, +1-718-858-3550, or zeliz@aol.com
Web site: http://www.apple.com/
Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall
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