Apple Orders Memory Game Developers To Stop Using 'Memory' In Names

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Ravensburger is a German gaming company that specializes in jigsaw puzzles, but has also expanded into other areas such as children's books and games. The company owns the trademark to a board game called 'Memory' and has demanded Apple stop offering apps that have the word 'memory' in their title (http://www.geek.com/articles/games/apple-asks-developers-to-stop-using-memory-in-app-titles-20121114/) or as a keyword associated with an app. It may seem ludicrous such a common word can be trademarked, but apparently this is a valid claim as Apple is now serving notices to app developers (http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/181499/Memory_board_game_trademark_threatens_several_iOS_ games.php#.UKPKznKMy7J). The choice an infringing app developer has is to either rename their app or remove it from the App Store.

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