Apple has dropped its lawsuit claiming that Amazon infringed its trademark by using the term ‘Appstore’ for its Android app download service, reports the Wall Street Journal.

A judge in the US District Court in the Northern District of California has agreed to terminate the case, saying that Apple issued a covenant not to sue Amazon on 28 June, effectively bringing an end to the case.

An Apple spokeswoman said in a statement that “customers know where they can purchase their favorite apps”, while an Amazon spokeswoman said “we’re gratified that the court has conclusively dismissed this case.”

Apple trademarked ‘App Store’ when the app marketplace for the iPhone was launched in 2008 and sued Amazon for using the name when it launched its service in March 2011.

Apple accused Amazon of misusing the ‘app store’ term to gain developers for its Android app download service. However, Amazon said ‘app store’ is a generic term that Apple does not have exclusive rights to.

It was reported in June that the two companies had failed to reach an agreement after phone conversations between the companies’ lawyers and a meeting failed to settle the dispute ahead a trial due to take place on 19 August.

Apple’s separate claim that Amazon was guilty of false advertising with the use of ‘app store’ was rejected by a US judge in January. The judge wrote that the use of the “Appstore” name by Amazon cannot be taken as a representation that it is the same service as Apple’s App Store.

In May, Amazon announced the expansion of its Amazon Appstore to “nearly 200 countries”, including the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, China and Japan. Amazon Appstore will come to Brazil in the coming months”.