New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Tech giant Apple has filed a lawsuit in a federal court in Massachusetts against a small cinema chain named Apple Cinemas, accusing the company of trademark infringement and creating consumer confusion,reported Macrumors.

According to the legal complaint, Apple alleges that Apple Cinemas and its associated company, Sand Media Corp Inc., are "knowingly and intentionally using the name Apple to sow confusion for its own benefit". The lawsuit reportedly targets all Apple Cinemas locations, as well as the parent company.

Apple Cinemas was founded in 2013 and operated largely in the Northeastern United States until it opened a theatre in San Francisco last month. Apple claims that the chain's expansion into areas close t...