App with similar names on appstore [closed]

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Consider I have an app called MyDiary which is (you guessed) a digital diary and was released on Apple AppStore 6 months ago. After a few months, someone develops an app called MyDiary Free and Plus (paid), which is, as you imagined, a digital diary. Apart from 'change your app name' and 'stop moaning and live on', what can realistically be done in that respect? It's definitely an IP offense! :(

Answer 1

you can report it to apple.. iTunes Content Dispute

Answer 2

Actually it doesn't sound like an IP offense unless they have completely copied your app, if anything it would have to do with branding.

I've seen app names change on my iPod/iPad a lot so these little app name clashes must happen all the time.

Patents, trademarks and the such can be secured... but do you really want to go through all that?

Answer 3

Well I really dont think you can say you came up with 'my' and 'diary'. If you tried to apply for a trademark for that it would get rejected. It's in no-way original and descriptive of the product you offer.

Move on, or come up with a better name.