Apple's Classic Mac Startup Chime is now a Registered Trademark
Over the years Apple has filed for a wide variety of trademarks so as to protect their distinct imagery and/or marketing strategies. Beyond the normal trademarks such as the iMac or iPhone, they also trademarked some pretty odd ones too. They trademarked their famous marketing line "There's an App for that," along with covering store
designs , store fixtures of one sort or another and even the leaf in the Apple logo. Today, the US Patent and Trademark Office officially granted Apple a registered trademark for their classic Mac startup chime which indicates that diagnostic tests running immediately at startup have found no hardware or fundamental software problems.
Apple's Startup Chime Now a Registered Trademark
Apple's newly granted registered trademark was originally filed for in the US in late June and in Europe in July of this year. The trademark was filed for under International Class 009 which basically covers computer hardware and software including operating systems.
Technically speaking, the US Patent Office categorizes Apple's startup chime as a "Sensory Mark."
Apple's trademark application stated that the "mark consists of a sound mark consisting of a slightly flat (by approximately 30 cents) G flat/F sharp major chord." You could download the startup chime here.
In additon to the Mac Startup Chime becoming a registered trademark, the US Patent & Trademark Office also granted Apple Registered Trademarks Certificates for "Briefing Room" & "Smart Instruments"
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I want one of those for my iPhone.
Posted by: Jorg | December 16, 2012 at 04:51 PM