The Federal Reserve has hired five executives from the stablecoin issuer Circle and at least one employee of Ripple since 2019 as part of its technology-focused recruiting efforts. It plans to do more hiring in the years ahead to aid its work on faster payments and central bank digital currencies.
The company has opposed singer-songwriters, school districts and food blogs for trying to trademark names or logos featuring an apple or a pear or pineapple.
When Genevieve St John started a sex-and-life coaching blog in 2019, she designed a logo for the business of a neon green and pink apple, which was cut open to resemble female genitalia. Not long after applying to register the logo with the US Patent and Trademark Office that year, St John received an unpleasant surprise. Her request had been challenged by Apple.
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