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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Can you even trademark something like a leaf which is a part of nature? I could understand if he used "Maple Leafs by Snoop" but the word "leaf" should not be able to be trademarked.
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The mark has to be associated with an actual product.
So you can't trademark the word "apple" by itself. But you can trademark "Apple" as a computer and phone manufacturer, and therefore block any other computer or phone company from calling themselves "Apple". Likewise, Apple Computers can't prevent Apple Records (which owns the Beatles' library) from using the name - they operate in different industries and there is no risk of confusion between the two.