{"id":8416,"date":"2022-02-01T07:37:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T07:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/01\/is-it-a-bird-is-it-a-plane-no-its-apple-man-but-not-if-apples-lawyers-get-their-way\/"},"modified":"2022-02-01T07:37:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T07:37:08","slug":"is-it-a-bird-is-it-a-plane-no-its-apple-man-but-not-if-apples-lawyers-get-their-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/01\/is-it-a-bird-is-it-a-plane-no-its-apple-man-but-not-if-apples-lawyers-get-their-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Apple-Man! But not if Apple’s lawyers get their way."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Apple-Man<\/em> is an indie film about a man who can control Apples but the whole thing is at risk of disappearing if Apple gets its way. That’s according to director Vasyl Moskalenko who says Apple has opposed his “Apple-Man” trademark application.<\/p>\n

The Kickstarter-backed movie has nothing to do with Apple, its computers, or its phones but that didn’t stop Apple from sending Moskalenko a 467-page court filing, according to an iPhone In Canada<\/a> report.<\/p>\n

Here’s how the movie describes itself:<\/p>\n

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Apple-Man is an action comedy film, that pays homage to famous superhero sagas. The main character is a superhero Apple-Man who has a superpower to levitate apples. The film was crowdfunded through Kickstarter, with pledges reaching \u20ac101,717 (about US$120,000). The principal photography of Apple-Man was shot in Kyiv, in authentic Ukrainian locations, including Kyiv fortress.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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But Apple has initiated trial proceedings over concerns that people might think the movie is “associated with, or approved, endorsed, or provided by Apple,” despite there being no mention of it. And Moskalenko is worried that Apple might even demand that the movie be deleted, too.<\/p>\n

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“My movie is about apples, the fruits,” Moskalenko said as he stressed the fact that his movie never mentions or references Apple, the company, or any of its products. “I’ll have to spend almost all my Kickstarter money on litigation.”<\/p>\n

The indie movie maker told iPhone in Canada, “if my registration would be denied, there are no guarantees that Apple wouldn’t demand to delete my film after its release.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While the trademark has already been approved by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), Apple wants that undone.<\/p>\n

Moskalenko has written to Apple explaining the situation but it remains to be seen whether the result is the one he has been hoping for. Whatever happens here it’s a safe bet that we won’t be seeing Apple-MAn<\/em> on Apple TV+<\/a> anytime soon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n