Apple Inc. risks losing the right to use the iPad trademark in China, a senior official suggested Tuesday, as a Chinese court was seeking to mediate a settlement between the technology giant and a local company challenging its use of the iPad name. full story ![]()
Are we in for a rerun of last year's iPad trademark episode in China? It's certainly shaping up that way.
gigaom.com (4 months and 5 days ago)

Apple is forced to justify how its iPad mini is different from the larger iPad after its application for a trademark is rejected.
sky.com (2 months and 21 days ago)
Apple cannot trademark the iPad mini name in the US because the name only describes features and characteristics of the device, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).The company filed for the trademark shortly after launching the device in October, but in a letter sent to Apple in January, the USPTO reviewer argued that the name was "merely...
techradar.com (2 months and 21 days ago)

THE US Patent and Trademark Office has denied Apple's application for a trademark to safeguard its popular iPad mini tablet.
news.com.au (2 months and 21 days ago)
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last week reversed itself, withdrawing a rejection of Apple’s trademark application for “iPad Mini,” according to a document published by the agency. In an letter mailed to Apple last Wednesday, the USPTO said it was backing off reasons why it had provisionally denied the application. “Upon further review of the application,...
macworld.com (2 months and 13 days ago)
Despite an initial rejection, the U.S. Patent Office has reversed course and withdrawn its objections to Apple's trademark application for the iPad mini name.
pcmag.com (2 months and 13 days ago)
Apple has temporarily lost it’s trademark battle for the name iPad Mini. UPTSO argues 'Mini' is not distinctive.
palmbeachpost.com (2 months and 20 days ago)
Even a Pope has trademark issues. The Vatican owns trademarks, while there are rumors that the Pope Emeritus himself may be put to the test of trademark infringement.
forbes.com (3 months and 6 days ago)
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office says the term "mini" is "merely descriptive" of goods or services sold in miniature form
cbsnews.com (2 months and 21 days ago)
In the latest twist the China Consumer's Association -- a government funded watchdog group -- has zeroed in on the iPad.
cnn.com (2 months and 21 days ago)
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