Last Friday, Apple was granted a design patent in Hong Kong for their M2 MacBook Air. Apple also filed for a single trademark in Hong and several in the U.S. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office also granted Apple Registered Trademark Certificates for the figurative 'Apple AirTag' and more.

Unlike "patent applications" that provide the public with an abstract, summary and details of an invention, design patents published around the world are limited to only providing the public with design patent figures. No additional specifics of the design are made available.

M2 MacBook Air Design Patent Hong Kong

In other IP News, Apple filed for the figurative trademark "Apple Account" as the image presented below verifies. Apple filed their trademark under number 306117769.

Apple filed their trademark under International Classes 09 and 36 as expanded upon below:

Class 09: Computer software; computer software for the storage of prepaid balances for use in connection with payments for goods and services; downloadable and recorded computer software used in electronic funds storage and payment services; downloadable and recorded computer software for the storage, transmission, verification, and authentication of stored funds and gift card balances; downloadable and recorded computer software for providing electronic payment and transaction information; computer software for the storage of gift card balances; computer software for use in making payments using stored gift card balances.

Class 36: Financial services; financial transaction services; financial information; financial services, namely, providing gift card storage and payment services; electronic funds storage, transfer, and payment services; financial services, namely, providing contactless payment transactions and payment services; stored value card payment authorization, verification, and transaction processing services; financial services, namely, providing electronic mobile payments via mobile devices; financial transaction services, namely, providing secure commercial transactions; electronic payment services involving electronic processing and subsequent transmission of bill payment data.

1st U.S. Figurative Trademark for: Apple has a plan. (Black Leaf)

Apple's first  figurative trademark application 97056986 for 'Apple has a plan' with a black leaf, as noted above, was filed under two International Classes 040 and 041 as expanded upon below:

Class 040: Recycling

Class 041: Arranging and conducting educational conferences and training on environmental protection, energy efficiency, renewable energy, recycling, carbon emissions reduction and removal, emissions abatement, and waste reduction; business education and training services.

2nd U.S. Figurative Trademark for: Apple has a plan. (Green Leaf)

Apple's second figurative trademark filing under application 97056841 for 'Apple has a plan' with a green leaf, as noted below ,was filed under three International Classes 035, 036 and 042 as expanded upon below:

Class 035: Business management; business consulting services; providing business, consumer, and commercial information over computer networks and global communication networks; retail store services, namely, providing a trade-in and buy-back program for used consumer electronics goods; retail store services featuring computer, electronic and entertainment products, telecommunications apparatus, mobile phones, handheld mobile digital electronic devices, and other consumer electronics, computer software, and accessories, peripherals, parts, and carrying cases for such products, provided via the Internet and other computer, electronic and communications networks; arranging and conducting business conferences on environmental protection, energy efficiency, renewable energy, recycling, carbon emissions reduction and removal, emissions abatement, and waste reduction; arranging and conducting professional networking programs for businesses; policy advocacy to promote the protection of the environment by businesses.

Class 036: Financial advice, consultancy, and management; investment management; charitable fundraising services.

Class 042: Computer hardware and software consulting services; scientific research and development; providing scientific and technological advisory and consultancy services in the field of environmental protection, energy efficiency, renewable energy, recycling, carbon emissions reduction and removal, emissions abatement, and waste reduction; industrial research services in the field of environmental protection, energy efficiency, renewable energy, recycling, carbon emissions reduction and removal, emissions abatement, and waste reduction; providing scientific and technological information in the field of environmental protection, energy efficiency, renewable energy, recycling, carbon emissions reduction and removal, emissions abatement, and waste reduction.

Lastly, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple with Registered Trademark Certificates for the figurative "Apple AirTag" under number 6,959,025 and "Apple Messages for Business" under number 6,949,853.