In August, Apple decided to file a lawsuit against a company called Prepear. Although the company has nothing to do with technology, it tried to register a pear-shaped logo – and of course it bothered Apple. However, it seems that the two companies are reaching an agreement on this logo.
Prepear is a spin-off of Super Healthy Kids service and offers healthy recipes and a digital grocery list via a mobile app. Prepear’s logo is basically the outline of a pear, which led Apple to accuse the company of replicating its classic logo, which consists of a “minimalist fruit design with a right-angled leaf”.
Apple did not seem willing to give up the dispute, but the two companies are now negotiating before any further legal action. As noted by MacRumors, last week’s requests to the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Judgment and Appeals Committee requested that the trial process be suspended for 30 days.
The parties are actively engaged in negotiations to resolve this issue. Apple Inc. requests that this process be suspended for 30 days to allow the parties to continue their efforts accordingly.
It is unclear what conditions Apple is trying to negotiate with Prepear, but the legal dispute will automatically resume if the two companies fail to reach an agreement by January 23, 2021. If that happens, the first hearings are expected to take place in March 2021, while the main trial will not take place until October.
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