After years of jostling and wrangling in the press that Cisco and Canadian firm Comwave owned the iPhone trademark and therefore Apple would never prevail, the word from the USPTO is official: iPhone is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. – officially as of Feb 09, 2010. The registration covers the Apple graphic and brand name "iPhone" under number 3,746,840 covering International Classes 9, 28 and 38 which are presented in this report for clarification. Apple's next trademark battlefront will be focused on iPad, unveiled on January 27, 2010 – The very same day that Apple officially filed for two iPad design trademarks. Apple's case for the iPad trademark may be stronger than most think.
It's Official: Apple Inc. Owns iPhone
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Update: The USPTO's publication of Apple's registration for "iPhone" noted in this report covers new ground. Firstly it covers three International Classes 9, 28 and 38 and associates the classic Apple graphic besides the brand "iPhone." For clarification purposes, Apple's brand name "iPhone" alone has been registered twice: a) In August 2009 under the sole International Class 38, and b) in January 2010 under the sole International Class 9. Interestingly, International Class 28 covers "playing electronic games."
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I think now it is a good news for iPhone that is a registered trademark of Apple Inc.Now its turn for iPad..Thank you very much for giving such a good information.
Posted by: acekards | February 16, 2010 at 03:00 AM
Very cool!
Posted by: Marc J. Driftmeyer | February 14, 2010 at 11:52 PM