Infringement Safari: Seattle
March 16, 2008
Michael Atkins in Dilution, Trademark Infringement

ipod%20ad.jpgApple’s iPod ad campaign has been copied and spoofed dozens of times. Nonetheless, Apple can’t be too happy about San Francisco-based Specialty’s Cafe and Bakery’s latest ads. I saw this placard yesterday in downtown Seattle. The worst of it is, these shops are quite good and well-known. Apple’s campaign is no longer fresh, and the link between ordering sandwiches and the Internet seems pretty weak. So why did Specialty’s copy Apple’s ads? It should be beneath them.

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