Apple opposes logo for new German bike path, claiming too many similarities

AppleInsider:

Apple is reportedly fighting the logo for a new German bike path, arguing that it bears too much similarity to its own.

The logo for the “Apfelroute” — Apple Route — was registered with the German Patent and Trademark Office in 2018, and is already in use for tourism marketing in the Rhine-Voreifel region, said Westdeutscher Rundfunk. Lawyers for Apple have not only filed an appeal with the GPTO, but sent cease-and-desist letters to Rhine-Voreifel Tourism. Apple’s trademark objections revolve around the Apfelroute’s green leaf and “bitten” side.

I can confidently predict Apple will lose this battle.