Well, the year is coming to an end and this seems like the perfect time to reflect and review the year. Here are some updates to some of my prior blog posts:
The hideous new UC Logo is no now no longer. The University of California decided to revert to the traditional book and light seal and avoid any more uproar over the new logo.
Now that Apple purchased its iPad trademark from a Chinese company, it appears as if there is trouble brewing for Apple in Brazil. A Brazilian electronics maker, IGB Eletronica SA, appears to have used the trademark "IPHONE" since 2000--six years before Apple tried to register the same name in Brazil. IGB Eletronica SA used the trademark on a smartphone running the Google Android OS named "IPHONE Neo One." As best I can tell, no lawsuit is pending at the present.
Apple has found itself embroiled in another battle over the mark "IFONE" in Mexico, as well. A Mexican telecommunications equipment company registered the trademark "IFONE" in 2003 and Apple sued to invalidate that mark in 2009. The Mexican company responded to Apple's lawsuit by countersuing and seeking a portion of Apple's profits in damages. Thus far, two lower courts in Mexico ruled against Apple, but Mexico's Supreme Court will hear Apple's appeal.
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