[vegadw]

used. Apple used. It's legally a dead trademark, so Apple is claiming ownership of something they've already abandoned, but enforcing that nobody else can reclaim it, despite being a good name. That's not right, they don't just get to name squat.

[armada651]

What's legal doesn't matter, it's their store, if they want to claim they own the word Pear too they can do that.

I think holding that kind of power over devices people own is problematic, but I seem to be in the minority here.

[jasonjayr]

Amusingly, a bunch of series of teen shows used to use "Pear PC" to get around the trademark issue on all their on screen technology...

[eikenberry]

+1 .. the problem isn't that Apple is denying their app, the problem is the developer decided to submit it to the Apple store.

[thaumasiotes]

Fun fact: this same process is how Vietnam got its name. Their earlier proposal of Nam Viet had fallen out of use, but still couldn't get approval.