UK-based record label, Apple Corps and computing firm Apple Computer faced each other in court last week over claims that the latter's iTunes music service infringes on an agreement reached by the two firms over the Apple trademark.
Apple Computer has faced and lost two legal challenges by the music company, the first of which took place in 1989-90, and resulted in an out of court settlement (in favour of Apple Corps), and an agreement that in exchange for being permitted to use the name, Apple Computer would not put its name to products for use in the recording or reproduction of music.
The second legal wrangle came years later, when Apple Computer developed PCs which allowed music to be played via attachable speakers.
A statement released by Apple Corps following the filing of the suit in London's High Court in September explained that the current lawsuit is concerned with "the use by Apple Computer of the word 'Apple' and apple logos in conjunction with its new application for downloading pre-recorded music from the internet".
However, last week's hearing was only intended to decide whether the High Court can hear the case, or whether the suit should have been brought in California, where Apple Computer is based.
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