There has to be "prior art" for this somewhere...

[robkelk]

The Register: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/01 ... op_design/]Apple trademarks the SHOP

The application to exclusively own this particular store arrangement - specifically "rectangular tables arranged in a line" - was filed in December 2010 and granted on 22 January 2013.

Wait a minute - there is prior art for this: practically any church rummage sale. But individual churches aren't as wealthy as Apple...
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[Dragonflight]

It'll last until the first serious challenge in court. This is no different from Intel trying to trademark the number "486" back in the day. One good challenge about how you can't trademark an arrangement of common furniture in a store, and thus demand every other store on Earth pay you royalties to do the same, and the whole thing will fall apart.
But it'll do the important thing: It'll generate publicity for Apple.
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