Little Yellow Pixie
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Q: Are you allowed to mention 'iBookstore' in your book?

I have read somewhere here that having the phrase 'iBooks" featured in the content of your book is not allowed and will result in your book being rejected. Are you allowed to use the word 'iBookstore'? As in "Other titles available from the iBookstore' in the body of your book? My books contain printables designed to be sent to others who may then like it and want to look for a copy and I wanted to include this phrase on the printables so they would know where to look for it?

Posted on Sep 21, 2014 12:28 AM

by Ocean20,Solvedanswer
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iBookstore is registered to Apple One of these registrations may be viewed here http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4805:zk3zez.2.1

 

It is OK to use someones trade mark to indicate that your product may form an accessory to or be used with some else's products and service but you cannot hold out the mark iBookstore as being yours.  You should include some notation which indicates that the trademark iBookstore is a trademark of Apple Inc.  You may search for US trademarks at http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=tess&state=4805:zk3zez.1.1

 

For example it would be OK to say that your book is available for download in the iBookstore*   (iBookstore is a registered trademark of Apple Inc)

Posted on Sep 21, 2014 12:34 AM

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Q: Are you allowed to mention 'iBookstore' in your book?

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  • by Ocean20,Solvedanswer

    Ocean20 Ocean20 Sep 21, 2014 12:34 AM in response to Little Yellow Pixie
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    Sep 21, 2014 12:34 AM in response to Little Yellow Pixie

    iBookstore is registered to Apple One of these registrations may be viewed here http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4805:zk3zez.2.1

     

    It is OK to use someones trade mark to indicate that your product may form an accessory to or be used with some else's products and service but you cannot hold out the mark iBookstore as being yours.  You should include some notation which indicates that the trademark iBookstore is a trademark of Apple Inc.  You may search for US trademarks at http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=tess&state=4805:zk3zez.1.1

     

    For example it would be OK to say that your book is available for download in the iBookstore*   (iBookstore is a registered trademark of Apple Inc)

  • by Little Yellow Pixie,

    Little Yellow Pixie Little Yellow Pixie Sep 21, 2014 12:37 AM in response to Ocean20
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    Sep 21, 2014 12:37 AM in response to Ocean20

    Thank you! I couldn't quite see why you might not be allowed to use the phrase but I get it now. Will include the trademark device and adjust the phrasing to indicate such - hopefully that will be ok. Much appreciated, hellish to have to revisit the tempting of each individual page after the fact.

  • by Ocean20,Helpful

    Ocean20 Ocean20 Sep 21, 2014 12:44 AM in response to Little Yellow Pixie
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    Sep 21, 2014 12:44 AM in response to Little Yellow Pixie

    There is nothing wrong with saying that an app for example is suitable for an iPhone 5 and indicating iPhone is a registered trademark of Apple Inc.  All you are saying is that the app is suitable for a particular brand of phone.  That is proper use of someone else's  trademark.  It is akin to saying that you sell tyres for Ford motorcars but what you cannot say is that they are Ford tyres because I would expect that Ford its mark registered for tyres the former is acceptable but the latter would be a misuse of the trademark Ford

  • by Little Yellow Pixie,

    Little Yellow Pixie Little Yellow Pixie Sep 21, 2014 12:54 AM in response to Ocean20
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    Sep 21, 2014 12:54 AM in response to Ocean20

    Hmmm...not sure exactly what I'm doing now. To be more explicit, the books (only for sale on iBookstore) have printable pages some of which are designed to be made into cards and sent to others. I want those others to be able to find the books so want to indicate that they are sold on the iBookstore when they receive a card completely out of context from the book itself - ergo if they search the iBookstore for my name they will find them. On each page there is a small text box containing copyright information for each design element on that particular card. I wanted to add to this box something like "other titles available from the iBookstore" to which I will now add '™Apple Inc' or possibly 'find Nadaline Webster on the iBookstore™ Apple Inc' or 'See more titles on the iBookstore™ Apple Inc'. Silly not to utilise the promotional opportunity as it were or make it hard for others to find copies of the book if they like them. Or should I just not do it??

     

    Edit - I apologise for the typos, still early here. Hopefully have them fixed now....more coffee needed!

  • by Ocean20,Helpful

    Ocean20 Ocean20 Sep 21, 2014 12:56 AM in response to Little Yellow Pixie
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    Sep 21, 2014 12:56 AM in response to Little Yellow Pixie

    What you are suggesting namely "other titles available from the iBookstore" to which I will now add '™Apple Inc' or possibly 'find Nadaline Webster on the iBookstore™ Apple Inc' or 'See more titles on the iBookstore™ Apple Inc'.  would be correct. 

  • by Little Yellow Pixie,

    Little Yellow Pixie Little Yellow Pixie Sep 21, 2014 12:59 AM in response to Ocean20
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    Sep 21, 2014 12:59 AM in response to Ocean20

    Oh, you're a star! I really do appreciate it. Am complete newbie and it's all a bit of a minefield at first...many, many thanks.