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"A man in Turkey was reportedly granted a trademark for &amp;#039;Steve Jobs&amp;#039; in the country for a line of clothing, it has emerged.  According to Patently Apple, a businessman named Kamil K\u00FCrek\u00E7i lodged an application to trademark the name of the late Apple co-founder in 2011 with the Turkish Trademark Office.   The &amp;#039;STEVE JOBS&amp;#039; trademark was filed in October 2011 - the month that Jobs passed away - and specifically related to a textile brand. A translated statement on the trademark application said: &amp;quot;Opening overseas with this name will be an advantage for us considering that we will be mainly exporting.  &amp;quot;We think that Steve Jobs is a worldwide known brand that will never be forgotten. It is also obvious that it will facilitate our work on overseas advertisements of our products.&amp;quot; The trademark is listed as having &amp;quot;protected&amp;quot; status, although it is unclear whether that is the same as &amp;quot;granted&amp;quot; in the US.  Jobs was known for wearing black turtle neck jumpers, jeans and trainers, and so it is possible that the man hoped to launch a branded range.  But Apple is known to be fiercely protective of its brand and everything associated with it. In 2011, the firm successfully stopped the launch of a Steve Jobs action figure, complete with turtle neck, trainers and mini iPad.  Last month, the company also trademarked the interior design of its Apple Stores, after a number of fake versions were found and shut down in China. Photo gallery - Steve Jobs&amp;#039;s life in pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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