US tech giant Apple fails to block S. Korean firm from registering ‘Wapples’ trademark in S’pore

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US tech giant Apple fails to block S. Korean firm from registering ‘Wapples’ trademark in S’pore - The Straits Times

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Apple and "Wapples" are conceptually dissimilar and there is no reasonable likelihood of confusion, said Ipos.

In August 2018, it failed to stop Swiss watch company Swatch from registering “Tick Different” as a trademark, which Apple had argued segues too closely to its own “Think Different” trademark.

Penta Security was represented by Marks & Clerk Singapore LLP and Apple was represented by Wong & Leow LLC.