Esikhathini esithile esedlule sakutshela lokho U-Apple ubemangalele inkampani ebizwa nge-Prepear ngoba uphawu lwabo belufana kakhulu nolwenkampani. Wake wayizwa le nkulumo: kubukeka njengepheya ku-apula? Kulungile iqiniso lelo. I-Prepear ine-logo njengepheya ne-Apple i-apula. Inkinga ayikho ebunjeni belogo kepha ukuthi yenziwa kanjani. Iqiniso ukuthi zombili izinkampani bafinyelele esivumelwaneni ngecala.
I-Apple icabange futhi akufanele ibe nephutha ukwahlulela ngezindaba zesivumelwano, ukuthi uphawu lwenkampani yakwa-Prepear belufana kakhulu ne-apula, noma ngabe liyiphakathi, ngoba ubuncane obenziwe ngalo, imigqa esetshenzisiwe nokunye ungacabanga ukuthi liyikhophi. Ngemuva kokumangalelwa nokucaciswa phambi kwezinkantolo, kubukeka sengathi zombili lezi zinkampani zifinyelele esivumelwaneni. Bakhethe ukuzama ukuyixazulula ngaphandle kwenkantolo futhi kubonakala sengathi le nto isebenzile. Leso sivumelwano siwusizo kuzo zombili izinhlangothi futhi Akudingi ukuzidela nganoma iyiphi yezinkampani ezimbili ezinkulu kakhulu.
I-Apple izovumela inkampani yamapheya ukuthi iqhubeke nokusebenzisa uphawu lwayo inqobo nje uma izokwenza ushintsho kuyo. Ushintsho olucashile kakhulu. Imibhalo emisha efakwe ku-Patent and Trademark Unit ikhombisa ukuthi i-Apple isivele isivumile isivumelwano, esaphinde saqinisekiswa ngusunguli we-Prepear uRuss Monson. Uveze ukuthi okuwukuphela kwesicelo sokuthi i-logo ivunyelwe shintsha ishidi elidwetshiwe.
Ushintsho olungaphezu kokwanele i-Apple Futhi ngeke kube yinkinga enkulu kunkampani ezinikele ekunikezeni izindlela zokupheka ezinempilo nohlu lokuthenga lwedijithali ngohlelo lokusebenza lweselula. Sicabanga ukuthi isivumelwano sizosebenza maduzane futhi ne-Apple elwa nenkinga ye-Prepear izofihlwa, ngethemba lokuthi ingunaphakade.
