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| Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, March 31 2013 @ 11:20 AM EDT |
| Are Apple just copying (surely NOT, Apple NEVER copies [sic]) Samsung (who
use the designation with an Android device) in the use of "Mini"? And then want
to stop Samsung using it?
That's quite disingenious what you are trying
to do here. Surely the Mac Mini and
the iPod Mini are a lot older than this
Samsung Mini, so if you claim that
someone is copying, then surely it's
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, March 31 2013 @ 03:12 PM EDT |
Nah, the HaiPad and aPad have always been mini. It's just to stop
them actually using "mini" in the name of their ripoffs ...
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| Authored by: Ian Al on Monday, April 01 2013 @ 04:36 AM EDT |
The article looks to be a good one in that it explains the reasons for rejection
and notes that Apple can come good under certain circumstances.
The mark was rejected because it fails to meet the legal requirement for a trade
mark.
"In this case, both the individual components [of the device's name;
"I," "pad" and "mini."] and the composite result
are descriptive of applicant's goods and do not create a unique, incongruous or
non-descriptive meaning in relation to the goods being small handheld mobile
devices comprising tablet computers capable of providing Internet access."
All Apple have to do is to better explain how the iPad mini is different and
unique from the larger-sized iPad such that the name creates a unique,
incongruous or non-descriptive meaning for the iPad Mini. Well, good luck with
that!
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Regards
Ian Al
Software Patents: It's the disclosed functions in the patent, stupid![ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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- The: iPadM n/t - Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, April 01 2013 @ 03:21 PM EDT
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, April 01 2013 @ 01:41 PM EDT |
Here's a hint for the "real" reason:
The USPTO reviewer also
criticised Apple for failing to submit a sample tablet
computer with its
application and providing product website pages instead.
The
reviewer REALLY REALLY wants one of his/her own. :-)
(Doesn't everyone? I
have one and love it.)[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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