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Apple Buys iPad Trademark from Fujitsu

03/26/2010 By patentauthority 2 Comments

ipad_fujitsu_apple_tm_assignment_124315 Apple now owns the iPad trademark. The trademark (Serial No. 76497338) was filed by Fujitsu in March of 2003 for their iPad wireless handheld computing device used by retailers. Records at the U.S. Patent and Trademark office show that the trademark was assigned to Apple on March 17.

There has been much speculation over the last few months about the iPad trademark. Apple initiated opposition proceedings challenging the validity of the mark in September last year. However, the proceedings never developed into anything substantive and Apple simply filed three requests for extensions of time, presumably while they were in talks with Fujitsu.

The assignment is public record and can be purchased from the USPTO by requesting Reel/Frame: 4168/0447.

Links: IPAD Trademark Description and History, Assignment from Fujitsu to Apple, Order Copy of Trademark and Assignment.

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Mobile Patent Lawsuits… No End in Sight

03/04/2010 By patentauthority Leave a Comment

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The New York Times reports,

Although patent litigation is not new in the technology world, these suits, specifically around mobile, point to the drastically changing mobile landscape. Lawyers I spoke with explained that mobile technology was still in its infancy and these large computing companies were trying to stake their claim to the future of computing.

On Tuesday when I spoke with Eric Von Hippel, a professor of technological innovation at M.I.T.’s Sloan School of Management. He pointed out that patent lawsuits had turned particularly unpleasant lately as a result of companies that only buy and sell patents.

via: An Explosion of Mobile Patent Lawsuits – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com.

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The complaints in Apple’s lawsuit against HTC

03/03/2010 By patentauthority Leave a Comment

As reported yesterday, Apple is suing HTC for infringing on twenty iPhone related patents. HTC makes mobile phones and smartphones including Google’s Nexus One and phones sold by Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile (1, 2) running Google’s Android operating system.

Below are the complaints filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware and with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).

Apple complaint – Delaware –

Apple complaint – ITC –

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Apple Sues HTC – maker of Google Nexus – for Patent Infringement

03/02/2010 By patentauthority Leave a Comment

“We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it. We’ve decided to do something about it,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours.”

via Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement – Barrons.com.