Announced in May 1998 and shipped in August, the iMac was Apple's computer for the new millennium. Aimed at the low-end consumer market and designed with the internet in mind, the iMac was positioned by Apple as the most original new computer since the original Mac in 1984, and came in a stylish new case design, with translucent "Bondi Blue" plastics. The iMac included a 4 Mbps IrDA port, and an internal 56Kpbs modem (a 33.6 kbps modem was originally announced in May, but was upped to 56 kbps at MacWorld.),

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The USPTO routinely issues a preliminary denial on trademarks. I've filed many applications for marks and this often happens. The process is detailed and the trademark office wants you (the applicant) to make a good case why your mark registration should be issued. You go back and forth with the examiner several times; at the end, either the examiner is happy with your submission or you're convinced the mark is not registrable.

The USPTO is not a court; one should not read ANYTHING into a preliminary rejection. The examiner will often suggest ways that the defective application can be repaired so the registration can be made.

To get a better understanding of initial rejections generally and this one in particular, read this article at macrumors.com.

And trademark examiners don't care what company comes before them or what else that company has done elsewhere. This initial rejection is standard practice; it's certainly not some sort of backlash against Apple for its behavior in the Samsung suit.

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