iPod Means Our Pod

It seems like this is the week for trademark infringement cases. First there was Google, now we have Apple sending cease and desist letters for using the term “pod” in their product names.

The Cupertino, Calif.-based company has sent cease-and-desist letters to at least two companies that include the word "pod" in their product titles, in connection with its iPod digital-music players. Mach5products.com, which sells a device for collecting data from vending machines called Profit Pod, received one of the letters. TightPod, which manufactures laptop-protecting covers, got another. Apple asked both companies to rename their products, arguing that they infringe on its iPod trademark.