High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! From the 1980s to the present, Apple Inc. has been plaintiff or defendant in civil actions in the United States and other countries. Several of these actions have determined significant case law for the technology industry, while others simply captured the attention of the public and media. Apple`s litigation generally involves intellectual property disputes, but it litigates in other areas as well. Between January 2008 and May 2010, Apple, Inc. filed more than 350 cases with the US Trademark office alone, most in opposition to or taking exception to others` use of the terms `apple`, `pod`, and `safari`: those cases include sellers of apples (the fruit), as well as many others` less unassuming use of the term `apple`.