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Apple's trademark patent application for ipad Mini has withdrawn its opposition

Beijing time on the evening of April 8, a document released by the U.S. patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday showed that it had withdrawn two major objections to Apple's ipad Mini trademark application.

Last week, it was reported that the U.S. patent and Trademark Office rejected Apple's trademark application for the ipad Mini in its preliminary comments. The main reason the U.S. patent and Trademark Office rejected the application was that the ipad Mini was considered a descriptive term rather than a unique trade name.

In addition, apple used the ipad Mini's product preview page to prove that the product with this name has been sold, and filed an application with the U.S. patent and Trademark Office, which does not meet the requirements.

Industry insiders pointed out that Apple's solution to this problem is very direct. Apple just needs to prove that the ipad Mini is an extension of the existing iPad trademark, and provide a sample of the ipad Mini to the U.S. patent and Trademark Office.

According to the latest opinion of the U.S. patent and Trademark Office, even if Apple does not take measures, the problem has been solved. The U.S. patent and Trademark Office has withdrawn the two objections.

However, the latest document still points out that Apple's trademark application has other problems. The document requires apple to make a statement that it will only protect the name of ipad Mini if it is fully used. So other companies can also use the word Mini in their product names.