Neowin News Feed for: Trademarks

Apple unable to trademark "iPad Mini" as it's too descriptive

Paul Ferson — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:09:07 +0000

Apple's iPad might be one of the most famous devices of the last decade, but it seems that their iPad Mini's name is too descriptive for the US Trademark Office to consider it trademark-able. Read more...

eBay beats Tiffany in court case over trademarks

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:00:22 +0000

EBay Inc. scored an important victory in court Monday, as a federal judge said companies such as jeweler Tiffany & Co. are responsible for policing their trademarks online, not auction platforms like eBay. Tiffany... Read more...

Apple Trademarks 'iPhone'

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:28:44 +0000

We have speculated for a while that this was coming. The iPod is no longer enough on its own. Enter the 'iPhone.' Apple Computer has filed for a trademark on the term iPhone, suggesting... Read more...

Apple Trademarks the Term "iPodcast"

Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:22:16 +0000

Ah Apple, first major company to hop on the Podcast bandwagon. Unfortunately for us, they want to own it too. On September 4th 2005, Apple filed for a trademark on the term "iPodcast" its last-ditch... Read more...

Square Enix trademarks mystery title

Tue, 10 Aug 2004 16:40:59 +0000

Japanese publisher registers "Dawn of Souls" with US patent office, sparking much speculation. Square Enix is speculated to have an all-new RPG in the making! This speculation was noted from the Final... Read more...

BioWare trademarks new game engine

Fri, 06 Aug 2004 03:30:15 +0000

Developer tight lipped on its recently trademarked "Eclipse Engine" which it says is part of its "next generation of technology." When Atari announced development had begun on Neverwinter Nights 2, they said... Read more...