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wraggster
April 4th, 2015, 23:51
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Here's a textbook case of irony: the Apple Watch (http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/09/apple-watch-edition-hands-on/) may not have a quick launch in Switzerland... you know, the spiritual home of watches. Swiss broadcaster RTS reports (https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=fr&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rts.ch%2Finfo%2Feconomie%2F6673 190-apple-n-a-pas-le-droit-de-lancer-son-apple-watch-en-suisse.html&edit-text=)that Leonard Timepieces has a trademark in the country that supposedly prevents companies from using the word "apple" in association with watches and other jewelry. The 30-year-old legal filing expires on December 5th, but that's not much consolation to Apple if it hopes to challenge the traditionalists in Geneva this year.

http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/04/apple-watch-switzerland-issue/