“In a decision handed down by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Apple has been denied an application for a trademark on the term Multi-Touch,” Jordan Golson reports for MacRumors. “Apple originally applied for the trademark on January 9, 2007, the day the iPhone was introduced.”
Golson reports, “A lawyer for the USPTO denied Apple’s initial trademark application and the company appealed to the Appeal Board. The board upheld the initial refusal to grant the trademark.”
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Alex Heath reports for Cult of Mac, “Apple wanted to trademark Multi-Touch. Not the name, but the technology itself. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has finally ruled that Multi-Touch has a too much of a generic meaning now, not to mention the fact that nearly every smartphone and tablet on the market uses the technology.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Government logic: If enough thieves rip you off, you forfeit ownership and, oh, have a nice day.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lava_Head_UK” for the heads up.]