Apple attempting to trademark the term 'startup' for retail services
Apple has filed an application in Australia to trademark the term "startup" when it relates to retail store services, computer maintenance, and a few other situations, and the move could have international implications.
Apple's Cupertino headquarters filed the application in Australia on Tuesday alongside the Sydney branch of law firm Baker & Mckenzie, according to TM Watch. The filing covers four classes of goods and services:
Observers note that Apple has previously filed for similar trademarks in the United States and in Australia. The initial Australian filing was never accepted, but in 2011, Apple received a preliminary trademark pending a consultation period. Numerous U.S. parties filed objections, though, and Apple has until September 20 to respond to those objections.
Wired added that having the trademark granted in Australia could have implications across much of the world. Australia is a signee of the Madrid system, which is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization. Under that system, trademarks assigned within one signee country are applicable across all other signee countries.
Apple's Cupertino headquarters filed the application in Australia on Tuesday alongside the Sydney branch of law firm Baker & Mckenzie, according to TM Watch. The filing covers four classes of goods and services:
- Class 35: Retail store services, including retail store services featuring computers, computer software, computer peripherals, mobile phones, and consumer electronic devices, and demonstration of products relating thereto
- Class 37: Maintenance, installation and repair of computer hardware, computer peripherals and consumer electronic devices; consulting services in the field of maintenance of computer hardware, computer peripherals, and consumer electronic devices
- Class 41: Educational services, including conducting classes, workshops, conferences and seminars in the field of computers, computer software, computer peripherals, mobile phones, and consumer electronic devices and computer-related services; providing information in the field of education
- Class 42: Design and development of computer hardware and software; technical support services, namely, troubleshooting of computer hardware and software problems; installation, maintenance and updating of computer software; technological consultancy services in the field of computers, computer software and consumer electronics; computer diagnostic services; computer data recovery
Observers note that Apple has previously filed for similar trademarks in the United States and in Australia. The initial Australian filing was never accepted, but in 2011, Apple received a preliminary trademark pending a consultation period. Numerous U.S. parties filed objections, though, and Apple has until September 20 to respond to those objections.
Wired added that having the trademark granted in Australia could have implications across much of the world. Australia is a signee of the Madrid system, which is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization. Under that system, trademarks assigned within one signee country are applicable across all other signee countries.
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Not possible!
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Originally Posted by dnd0ps
Trolls are coming
Don't you just know it!
I met a troll for the first time the other day in real life. He was everything I expected a troll to be like. A sad, pathetic, benefit scrounging man, with no real world life.
Pathetic
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Originally Posted by dnd0ps
Trolls are coming
This deserves to be trolled.
This is really embarrassing, and I hope this trademark application fails (which already happened in the past).
I vote for: "applecunt".
I could be reading wrong but doesn't the AI article mention the US trademark isn't permanently approved yet. [/B]The comment period runs thru Sept. 20th and a final decision on the trademark application will be sometime after that.
Link to the original US filing in 2011 here:
http://www.trademarkia.com/startup-85296886.html
Yup, comments on the US application invited thru Sept 20th of this year. Definitely not final.
Didn't Microsoft patent Powering Down? Or was it Reboot?
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Originally Posted by pazuzu
Didn't Microsoft patent Powering Down? Or was it Reboot?
it was BSOD (TM) trademarked
really??? really?? really?
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Originally Posted by pazuzu
Didn't Microsoft patent Powering Down? Or was it Reboot?
Trademarks != patents.
Lockup
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Originally Posted by MikeJones
Trademarks != patents.
yes, and MS did trademark Windows, so no idea why Apple (right or wrong) should not TM Startup
And I guess you didn't read the article.