“Apple’s power in business may help it win the right to use the iPad name in Europe from the company that owns the trademark there, chip maker STMicroelectronics,” IDG News Service reports. “ST, the French-Italian company, uses the IPAD name in chips sold to mobile phone makers. It stands for Integrated Passive and Active Devices, according to its Web site.”
“A company believed to be a front for Apple filed for a trademark on the iPad name with the Trade Marks and Designs Registration Office of the European Union. It’s application, on Jan. 18, is for rights to the name under a much wider range of classifications than STMicroelectronics. It applied for the right to the iPad name in six classifications, including in two classifications already held by STMicroelectronics, categories 9 and 16,” IDG News Service reports. “Category 9 deals with electronics and components, while category 16 deals with use of the name in print on everything from boxes and paper to software and computer guides.”
IDG News Service reports, “When asked about whether his company will seek a deal with Apple or file a lawsuit over the trademark, STMicroelectronics President and CEO Carlo Bozotti said ‘Our ambition is to have a great customer named Apple.’”
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