The Mobile World Congress kick starts on February 27, 2017 in Barcelona. While Samsung will not be launching the Galaxy S8 at the event, the U.S. Patent Office reveals that they filed for the Galaxy S8 trademark in January 2017 as noted below. The more interesting trademark that was discovered today was one filed on January 26 for Gear Fit Pro which is the first Samsung trademark to mention 'digital assistant.'

It's oddly in Samsung's Gear Fit Pro trademark where they introduce "Digital Assistant" in context with Bracelets, Watch Bands and Watches. Specifically for watches the trademark filings states: "Watches that communicate data to personal digital assistants, smart phones, tablet PCs, PDA, and personal computers through internet websites and other computer and electronic communication networks." You could view the rest of what's covered by the trademark below.

Patently Apple first covered Samsung introducing their Viv / digital assistant team back in November in a report titled "Samsung Confirms AI is coming to the Galaxy S8 in Late February Courtesy of Viv." Last week we posted another Viv related report titled "Samsung's Digital Assistant for Galaxy 8 to Support 7 Languages."

The AI market is important to Samsung so that they could remain competitive with Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft's digital assistants as well as those being worked on by Chinese smartphone vendors like Huawei working simultaneously with Amazon's Alexa and their own digital assistant for the Chinese market.

Over the next ten days Patently Apple will stay on top to new trademark being filed just prior to the Barcelona trade show should they be able to provide us with more clues as to what Samsung may be introducing in the first half of 2017.

Samsung Files Trademark in U.S. for Galaxy S8

Samsung Files Trademark in U.S. for "Gear Fit Pro"

International Class 09: 3D eye glasses; Audio electronic components, namely surround sound systems; Battery chargers; Computers; Digital cameras; Digital set-top boxes; DVD players; Protective flip covers for mobile phones, smart phones and tablet computers; Leather cases for mobile phones, smart phones and tablet computers; Light emitting diode (LED) displays; Mobile telephones; Monitors, namely, computer monitors, television monitors, video monitors and touchscreen monitors; Portable computers; Portable media player; Document printers for computers; Rechargeable electric batteries; Semiconductors; Tablet computers; Television receivers being TV Sets; Wireless headsets for mobile phones, smart phones and tablet computers; Multifunctional electronic devices for displaying, measuring, and uploading to the Internet information including time, date, heart rate, global positioning, direction, distance, altitude, elevation, speed, pace, steps taken, calories burned, routes, navigational information, weather information, temperature, wind speed, changes in heart rate, activity level, hours slept, quality of sleep, and silent wake alarm; Multifunctional electronic devices that link to mobile phones to control volume and notify users of incoming calls or messages; Computer software for wireless data communication for receiving, processing, transmitting and displaying information relating to fitness, body fat, body mass index; Computer software for managing information regarding tracking, compliance and motivation with a health and fitness program;

Bracelets that communicate data to personal digital assistants, smart phones, tablet PCs, PDA, and personal computers through internet websites and other computer and electronic communication networks;

Watchbands that communicate data to personal digital assistants, smart phones, tablet PCs, PDA, and personal computers through internet websites and other computer and electronic communication networks;

Watches that communicate data to personal digital assistants, smart phones, tablet PCs, PDA, and personal computers through internet websites and other computer and electronic communication networks

International Class 14: Clocks; Parts for watches; Watch clasps; Watch straps; Wristwatches; Electronic clocks and watches; Bracelets; Watchbands; Control clocks

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