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> Apple applied for a design patent for a very specific design https://www3.wipo.int/madrid/monitor/jsp/data.jsp?KEY=ROM_ACT.1028240&TYPE=jpg&qi=qYa5qUuLJhZG0x
by jeroen 3y ago
> Apple applied for a design patent for a very specific design
https://www3.wipo.int/madrid/monitor/jsp/data.jsp?KEY=ROM_ACT.1028240&TYPE=jpg&qi=qYa5qUuLJhZG0xOHC+ISq5lgskMVkkrJNFuLpeAg0bY= https://www3.wipo.int/madrid/monitor/jsp/data.jsp?KEY=ROM_AC... doesn't look like a very specific design to me, but like a pretty generic apple.
> as it applies to electronic devices and a few other narrow categories
This is neither a few nor narrow, imho:
Musical sound recordings;
sound recordings featuring entertainment, music, musicians, documentaries, biographies, interviews, performances, reviews, historical narratives, drama and fiction;
musical video recordings;
musical cinematographic films;
video records and cinematographic films featuring entertainment, music, musicians, caricatures, cartoons, animation, television programs, documentaries, film excerpts, biographies, interviews, performances, reviews, historical narratives, drama and fiction;
sound recordings, video records, cinematographic films, namely, television programs, motion pictures, audio visual records and audio video film footage for television and other transmission;
audio and visual recordings featuring or relating to music, entertainment and films;
pre-recorded compact discs, audio tapes, gramophone records, video tapes, video discs, DVDs, CD-ROMs and interactive compact discs, all featuring or relating to music and films;
digitally recorded sound and video records featuring music, entertainment and cinematographic films;
downloadable musical sound and video records;
downloadable sound and video records featuring or relating to music, entertainment and films.
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Source: https://www3.wipo.int/madrid/monitor/en/showData.jsp?ID=ROM.1028240&DES=1 https://www3.wipo.int/madrid/monitor/en/showData.jsp?ID=ROM....
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- fredoralive 3y agoIt's the logo for Apple Corps / Apple Records, the Beatles' company (whose trademarks are now owned by Apple Inc and licensed back to them). The uses mostly match up with the areas of business a record and film company like Apple Corps would trade in?
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- Retric 3y agoFirst their design patent I am referring to is about a very specific cellphone design including button placement for volume, camera location, etc. That is logo and they don’t want it to cover handbags, bicycles, paint, pens, toasters, hats, harmonicas, refrigerators, milk, earrings, green tea, fast food, wine, hair cuts, bananas … aka 99.9% of all products and services. Apple however owns Apple+ which makes original content and they do want that business model covered, thus the long list of things that cover a tiny area. https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/ https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/ PS: The need to list each medium seems silly with 3 types of CD listed here: “pre-recorded compact discs, audio tapes, gramophone records, video tapes, video discs, DVDs, CD-ROMs and interactive compact discs”