Report: US Patent And Trademark Office Denies Apple's iPad Mini Trademark Application, Deemed “Merely Descriptive”

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Report: US Patent And Trademark Office Denies Apple's iPad Mini Trademark Application, Deemed “Merely Descriptive” - techcrunch.com
Right after it launched the iPad mini, Apple filed a trademark application for the name with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). As Patently Apple noticed earlier today, however, the USPTO will likely refuse Apple’s trademark filing because, the reviewer argues, “the applied-for mark merely describes a feature or characteristic of applicant’s goods.”
The letter was mailed to Apple on January 24, but only made public in the last few days. Apple can still respond to this notice and correct its application, though it’s hard to see how Apple could argue against the USPTO’s

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