披头士乐队(Beatles)昨日结束了与美国苹果公司(Apple)之间的最新商标纠纷，从而为双方之间的一项潜在交易清除了一个障碍。双方若达成协议，披头士乐队的歌曲将有望进入iTunes音乐商店销售。

The Beatles yesterday buried their latest trademark¹ dispute with US technology company Apple, removing one of the obstacles to a potential deal that could bring the Fab Four's songs to the iTunes music store.

外界普遍预计双方接下来将会签订数码音乐协议，但披头士乐队和苹果电脑均未对此置评。

The two sides did not comment on whether a digital music deal, which has been widely anticipated, would follow.

不过，Apple Corps²经理尼尔o阿斯皮诺尔(Neil Aspinall)似乎暗示，双方未来可能会建立商业合作关系。Apple Corps是披头士乐队创办的唱片公司。

However, Neil Aspinall, manager of Apple Corps, The Beatles' record company, appeared to hint at the possibility of a future commercial relationship.