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Posted February 13, 2013, 12:28 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
The Brazilian Institute of Industrial Property has ruled that Apple does not hold exclusive rights to the "iPhone" trademark in the country. According to the BBC, the decision only applies to handset devices, and won’t prevent Apple from marketing its popular smartphone under the iPhone brand unless IGB Electronica exercises its option of suing for exclusive control over the trademark.
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Posted January 30, 2013, 5:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded Apple a registration certificate for a patent that was filed more than two years ago with regards to the design of their retail stores. The trademark reportedly covers the design and layout…
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Posted January 2, 2013, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Software, Mobile Computing With Video
A California federal judge has dismissed part of an Apple complaint that accused Amazon of violating a trademark on the name "App Store." The iPhone-maker filed suit in March 2011 following the launch of Amazon's "Appstore," alleging that the similar…
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Posted August 10, 2012, 9:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Microsoft
Last week we learned through a leaked internal memo that Microsoft would be doing away with the Metro branding to describe the user interface in Windows 8. It is believed that Microsoft would face copyright infringement issues from German retailer…
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Posted August 3, 2012, 1:09 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Software
Microsoft is reportedly ditching the Metro branding to describe the tiled interface introduced with Windows Phone and central to Windows 8. Speculation started swirling yesterday afternoon and a leaked internal memo obtained by The Verge confirmed the change will come…
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Posted June 20, 2012, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
Google happily announced on its blog today that @googlemail.com will now become @gmail.com in Germany. This marks the first time in several years that @gmail.com will be the default option for German users. Google had switched to @googlemail.com following a…
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Posted March 26, 2012, 6:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
The future of tiny SIM slots everywhere hangs in the balance as Apple, Motorola, RIM and Nokia continue deliberating over what the next nano-SIM standard will be. Not content with other offerings, Apple is now promising its own design will be…
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Posted March 20, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
Described as "pictorial representations of an expression or a person's mood", emoticons are widely used amongst habitual texters. Unfortunately for Samsung, Research In Motion and possibly others, Varia Holdings claims they own a patent which would prevent companies from providing a…
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Posted December 22, 2011, 3:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
Children’s toy maker Hasbro has filed suit against Asus for alleged trademark violation regarding the use of the Transformer Prime name that the company’s latest tablet carries. Hasbro filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles federal court last week, seeking damages…
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Posted August 5, 2011, 5:46 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming With Video
Bethesda has threatened to sue Mojang, the folks behind Minecraft, for using the word "Scrolls" in the title of a new game. In a blog post today, Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson said he received a 15-page letter from a…
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