The EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has partly granted Apple’s opposition to a trademark application from a Chinese company called Yichun Qinningmeng Electronics, due to concerns that its citrus-shaped logo could benefit from Apple’s reputation in the EU. Here are the details.

Apple wins trademark dispute over citrus-shaped logo, with a caveat

As spotted by MacRumors , the EUIPO has rejected Yichun Qinningmeng Electronics’ request to register its citrus-shaped logo for keyboards and other computer-related products, but upheld the company’s application for solar panels.

This case started last July, when Apple opposed Yichun Qinningmeng Electronics’ EU trademark application, arguing that the company’s citrus-shaped logo was too similar to Apple’s own logo.

The logo depicts a round citrus fruit with a left-pointing leaf, a missing section on its right side, lower segments that look like keyboard keys, and upper segments reminiscent of sunbeams.…