This week the Hong Kong Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple a design patent for their 2023 HomePod. Apple also filed a series of trademarks in both Hong Kong and the U.S.  covering "Apple Music Sessions" 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. The design issue to Apple this week was for their 2023 'HomePod" as presented below.

Apple Trademark Filings: "Apple Music Sessions"

Apple filed two trademark applications for "Apple Music Sessions" in the U.S. and Hong Kong. The first filing #98044863 is their U.S. filing for the text-only trademark. Their Hong Kong trademark filing #306271119 for the same thing is #306271119. Both filings were filed under International Class 041 cover the following:

"Entertainment services; arranging, organizing, conducting, and presenting concerts, live music performances, music special events; entertainment services, namely, providing non-downloadable playback of music in generated playlists via the internet and other communications networks; entertainment services, namely, curating songs for music playlists; compiling and publishing music playlists; production, distribution, and presentation of radio programs, podcasts, and sound recordings; entertainment services, namely providing ongoing podcasts in the fields of entertainment and music; entertainment services, namely, providing on-line non-downloadable music, interviews, live recording sessions, live music performances, and videos featuring musical artists and celebrities."

On July 15, 2022 Patently Apple posted a report titled " Apple Music has Launched ‘Apple Music Sessions’ starting with Country Music Stars Carrie Underwood & Tenille Townes, recorded in Spatial Audio."

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Apple's second trademark #98044908 is for their "Figurative Trademark" version of  "Apple Music Sessions" as presented below. Their Hong Kong filing for the same trademark covering the same classes is #306271100.

Apple filed this trademark under International Classes 009 and 041 as follows:

Class 009 covers: "Downloadable audio and video recordings featuring music; sound and video recordings featuring music works; downloadable music files; downloadable music via the internet and wireless devices; digital music downloadable from the internet."

Class 041 Covers: "Entertainment services; arranging, organizing, conducting, and presenting concerts, live music performances, music special events; entertainment services, namely, providing non-downloadable playback of music in generated playlists via the internet and other communications networks; entertainment services, namely, curating songs for music playlists; compiling and publishing music playlists; production, distribution, and presentation of radio programs, podcasts, and sound recordings; entertainment services, namely providing ongoing podcasts in the fields of entertainment and music; entertainment services, namely, providing on-line non-downloadable music, interviews, live recording sessions, live music performances, and videos featuring musical artists and celebrities."

Apple Trademarks: "Apple Music Classical"

Apple filed for two text-only "Apple Music Classical' trademarks in the U.S. last week. The first trademark was filed un 98051731 under International Class 041 covering the following:

"Entertainment services, namely, providing non-downloadable playback of music in generated playlists via global communications networks; entertainment services, namely, curating songs for online music playlists; entertainment services, namely, compiling and publishing online music playlists; entertainment services, namely, providing streamed and downloadable audio content to users through a subscription service provided online via a global communications networks; providing online non-downloadable audio programming featuring entertainment and music; entertainment services, namely, providing a website featuring on-line non-downloadable music; providing information, reviews and personalized recommendations of entertainment; publication and presentation of reviews; providing online interactive information in the field of music and entertainment.

Apple's second filing for "Apple Music Classical" was filed under 98051714 under International Class 009 covering the following:

"Computer software for use in generating customized recommendations of audio, data, and other multimedia content, including music, and entertainment-related programs determined from an analysis of user preferences; computer software for creating and sharing playlists of audio, music and multimedia files; computer software for use in connection with an online music subscription service; computer software for use in playing, organizing, downloading, transmitting, manipulating, and reviewing audio files, music files, and media files; computer software for use in the delivery, distribution and transmission of digital music and entertainment-related audio and multimedia content; computer software to enable users to program and distribute audio, text and other multimedia content, including music and entertainment-related and educational programs via communication networks; computer software for accessing, browsing and searching online databases; downloadable audio recordings featuring music, music performances; computer software enabling discovery, interaction with, and sharing of audio, or multimedia content."

Apple introduced Apple Music Classical was introduced on March 28, 2023.