App Store Name Unavailable

Hello, I have an app designed and ready to upload to the App Store. Let’s say the name is “MyApp”. When I try to submit it for review, it says “MyApp” is unavailable. However, no matter how hard I search through the App Store, “MyApp” is no where to be found, so how can the name be taken? I found an app called “My App” with a space in the middle of the two words, but none that are exactly my app name. I applied for a trademark for the “MyApp”, but it could take 8 months to get in before I can use it in a dispute with Apples legal team.

Anyone have any recommendations? I really don’t want to call the app “My_App” or “My-App”, as it looks terrible.

Before I picked this name and did all the graphics design with it, I searched meticulously through the App Store and never found any conflict. I even looked in the USPTO website and there were no trademarks assigned to it. Super annoying…

Welcome to the AppStore. You are one out of 2^64 developers submitting applications. You should have created your AppStore record months ago to reserve the name. Unfortunately, you will have to rebrand because the person with the first use is the copyright holder, as there was no proof you published the name first to stake a claim.

App Store Name Unavailable
 
 
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