Apple Bought Lightning Trademark From Harley-Davidson

When Apple dumped the 30-pin dock connector in exchange for a new power connector called Lightning to power its latest iDevices, many were ambivalent about the move. For Apple users, the new connector is good news. It's smaller, sturdier, and reversible, which means that users won't have to worry about which side is the top or the bottom. On the other side, there's the American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson, who incidentally happens to own the licensing trademark of "Lightning.".
Patently Apple writes that the Cupertino-based technology giant had to acquire the trademark from the motorcycle manufacturer.

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