I recently want to change my current company name. I want my company name to contain the word "App" or "Apps" in it. For example you change the company name to: "YoboduApps". Would this violate any copyrights or trademarks? And if, should I care?
I saw a lot of companies and services which contain "app" in the name. Doubt that they violated some copyrights. Nowadays this word is of general use. That's my opinion.
The term "app" was listed as "word of the year" by the American Dialect Society in 2010. So being thus recognized and in common usage as it is, there would be nothing to be concerned about in my view.
Apple tried to sue amazon over the term "app" that amazon was using for their app store. They said people would get confused between their app store and amazons. The courts told apple to drop the case because it is so common nowadays.
No, App or Apps is stand for Application. It's general word, so feel free to use it. So many word app/apps in the domain market and some good name already sold without problem.
No i dont think so.. Even you are using app your company name is still unique.No one can copyright such common words.
At least, not for their common meaning. There are lots of real-world examples of common words (i.e. apple, shell, tide) used as trademarks (not copyright).
Although some things some folks here said are partly right, let's try to make things clear and simple. One indeed cannot copyright words, but one can trademark them in a limited way. Copyright applies to material works like films, books, and (yes) software, while trademark applies to words, phrases, and (yes) personal names. By limited way, one cannot trademark a word in its generic or common context. So one can't trademark apple for the fruit, shell for the mollusk, head and shoulders for a person who's considered above the rest, etc. However, one can trademark a word or so in a distinctive way. There's apple for electronics, shell for petroleum, head and shoulders for shampoo, etc. So in this thread, it's correct that one can't trademark the word "app" for software, a script, or a software application. However, one can do that if the word app is used in a different context like maybe selling widgets or offering a painting service. Before the next person possibly posts here, please read the thread in its entirety - or at least this most recent post - before clicking that Post Reply button. While it's great that some people want to help, posting something that isn't completely and factually accurate won't help anyone.
the word "app" is a non-difference word...its not copyrighted word...it just doesnt make difference between names. in example...if you wanna make a pattern on a name...company...or whatever...you cant name your pattern "name chosen" app if "name chosen" already exists....because the name app doesnt make the difference. got it?
App can be used like the words "entertainment" , "studios", or "games" can be used it is freely available