U.S. Patent Office withdraws refusal of iPad Mini trademark
Apple should now be able to win custody of the "iPad Mini" trademark as long as it adds a disclaimer to its application.
In a letter apparently sent to Apple last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said Apple would need to make it clear that it seeks only to trademark the term "iPad Mini" and not the actual word "mini." Such a disclaimer would ensure that other companies could add the word "mini" to their own product names.
"Applicant must disclaim the descriptive wording 'mini' apart from the … Read more