Apple wants to trademark the apple, as in the fruit. Here to tell us more about Apple's trademark battle is reporter Gabriela Galindo. Hey there. GABRIELA GALINDO: Hi. Hi, Mary Louise.

The Fruit Union Suisse is 111 years old. For most of its history, it has had as its symbol a red apple with a white cross—the Swiss national flag superimposed on one of its most common fruits ...

Now according to Wired, Apple is continuing a six-year fight against Fruit Union Suisse, an association that has been promoting the interests of Swiss fruit growers for over 100 years.

Though I grow 41 varieties of apples, some years I have very few apples to harvest. It is not because of poor fruit set but because apple maggot flies destroy most of them.

Apple is reportedly attempting to gain IP rights to images of apples in Switzerland. This could result in a 111-year-old fruit company being forced to change its logo.

Switzerland’s fruit union Suisse says Apple is trying to gain intellectual rights for all depictions of an apple, according to Wired. The article notes that the fruit farmers’ organization is 111 ...