Quick, can you tell these two swirling orbs apart? That’s Sony Ericsson’s logo on the left, and Clearwire’s on the right — and SE thinks they’re confusingly similar enough to have filed a federal trademark lawsuit in Virginia. The situation is pretty basic: Sony Ericsson holds trademark registrations on the various iterations of its sphere logos, and the company thinks Clearwire is confusing the mobile market with its version — and it definitely doesn’t want Clearwire to stamp the logo on phones, which Clearwire is eventually planning to do , money problems or no. SE’s asked the court to forbid Clearwire from using the logo and for a host of monetary damages, which seems like a big risk for a company that’s having cashflow problems to begin with — we’ll see what happens. [Thanks, Alex] Sony Ericsson sues Clearwire for trademark infringement originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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HTC Scribe turns up in US trademark filings, could be a tablet
January 1st, 2011 
admin It’s an open secret at this point that HTC is almost certainly working on one or more tablets for introduction in 2011 — and with heavyweights like Samsung , Motorola , and LG all playing the game (or about to play the game), really, how could they not? PocketNow has unearthed a very fresh trademark filing with the US PTO — filed this past Sunday — for “HTC Scribe,” described as a “handheld wireless device, namely, a tablet computer.” Doesn’t get much more definitive than that. Of course, companies file for marks that they don’t ultimately end up using all the time — from their perspective, it’s better to shoot first and ask questions later — so it’s not a slam dunk, but when you think about it, Scribe could actually be an awesome name for a little Honeycomb tablet. Only question is, are we going to see this stuff next week at CES or in February at MWC ? HTC Scribe turns up in US trademark filings, could be a tablet originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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September 15th, 2010 jedwan the US Patent & Trademark Office has issued US Patent 7684838, the company’s eighth patent related to the amplification of cellular signals.
Posted in Cell Wireless Tags: amplification, eighth-patent, patent, the-amplification, trademark, trademark-office No Comments »Samsung acquires ‘Android’ trademark for mobile hardware sales in Korea
March 16th, 2010 admin As it turns out, Korea operates two separate trademark systems for hardware and software. So while this doesn’t affect Android OS and its distribution, Samsung’s recent acquisition of the Android hardware trademark does forbid other manufacturers from releasing Android-branded devices — whether they be a mobile phone, a PMP, PDA, GPS, DMB, or any other snappily titled mobile computer — into the Korean market. This will be felt by local competitors like LG, who has an Andro-1 OEM handset in the works that would infringe Samsung’s newfound rights. The trademark previously belonged to local supplier Triplex, who’d held it since before Google’s OS came into being, and apparently using just four characters of “Android” will be sufficient to offend the authorities. Sammy’s clearly decided to aggressively pursue being the premier supplier of Android phones in its backyard, and rubbing LG’s nose in it must’ve been the chocolate frosting atop that eclair. [Thanks for the translation, Didier] Samsung acquires ‘Android’ trademark for mobile hardware sales in Korea originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget, LG Tags: authorities, characters, chocolate, clearly-decided, competition, entry, ip law, korean, law, samsung, south-korea, trademark, translation No Comments »Apple locks down iPhone trademark, includes ‘electronic games’ category
February 14th, 2010 jedwan Patently Apple has sniffed out the latest, and most comprehensive, trademark registration acquired by Apple on the subject of the iPhone and we thought we’d have a peek. Already entitled to use the brand name under international categories 9 (mobile phone and digital audio player) and 38 (electronic data-transmitting device), Apple has now added category 28, which reads shortly and sweetly as a ‘handheld unit for playing electronic games.’ Before you freak out and start fusing this into your iPhone 4G fantasies, note that Apple filed the claim for this trademark way back in December 2007. So nothing necessarily new on the tech front, but this document provides the broadest brand protection yet — including the bitten apple graphic alongside the name — and could strengthen Cupertino’s case in its forthcoming battle for the iPad moniker. Apple locks down iPhone trademark, includes ‘electronic games’ category originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments
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February 7th, 2010 admin Wireless access point scanning software can mean one or two things. First, could mean that you are trying to wireless access points on a LAN to find to find their IP address. This can be used if you start a new job and you want a quick …
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February 7th, 2010 admin Internet systems operate by the so-called packetsInformation on a number of possible transmission media, including cables, wires, fiber, or even over the air using wireless technology. On the receiving end, the packets of information …
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February 6th, 2010 admin MP3 ringtones are the now the hottest ringtones on mobile phones . They are considered real music in the sense that they actually play music, though only in part. Music ringtones can be found in various formats, but MP3 is the most …
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February 6th, 2010 jedwan Even wireless companies got into the act. Sprint is a service that launched in 2006, which is a family locater. This service can be used with any Web-enabled phone . Verizon also has its own comparableprovides the so-called chaperones. …
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February 6th, 2010 admin A wireless system is easier to install and usually requires no home renovation. If you get a security system for a finished house or a temporary permit, or if you rent and can not make permanent changes to the site, then a wireless …
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