iphone app approval question

Question

I'm about to submit an app for approval and have a quick question:

it's a simple app for drink recipes and i was wondering if it's ok to use brand names in the app, like 'Stoli Vodka' ?

I've put the reg. trademark symbol next to the brand.

thanks in advance.

Answer 1

No it's not legal, however your app can pass successfully the Apple test , for instance it exists an App named iMario that use Nintendo brand name and this app was created by a man like you and me and his app has been approval ;-)

Answer 2

Generally it's not a good. Apple will almost certainly approve it though. They are not the copyright police and will not dig into your affairs to see if you have permission. They will hound you though if you use their trademarks.

You will need to get permission from the brand owners.