Bomgar misses the point.

Bomgar, whose productivity software is “used by 41 of the 50 U.S. State Governments” according to their site, filed for an App Icon Trademark SN 85251485 on February 25, 2011. The Marks’ description covering their services may be for an App Icon. although  The mark depicts an orange square with a white “B”, as seen below: While this image is…

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Zynga, valued at $9.04 Billion, has two App Icon TM applications.

      Zynga was in the news today. They are going public with a $925 million IPO. At this point in time, they have two App Icon Trademark applications, Numbers 85216473 and 85292802 identified as “W5” and “7”. They were filed on January 12 and April 12, 2011, and the description of the Goods and Services reads like an App…

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LinkedIn gets US TM registration No. 4023513

  On September 6, 2011, LinkedIn got US Trademark No. 4023513 for an image that is used on their App Icon at the iTunes App Store. The list of services reads like a typical App: Computer software for the collection, editing, organizing, modifying, bookmarking, transmission, storage and sharing of data and information in the fields of business and social networking,…

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Apple’s Multi-player Games App Icon TM Application

  This TM application (No. 85316306) was filed by Apple on May 9, 2011, as an “in use” Trademark. This App will allow people to play games online with each other, save scores and enable more social networking. Fun stuff. On July 27, an Office Action was sent to Apple stating that the specimen showing use of the Mark in…

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Apple App Icon TM application: iAd

  This Trademark application was filed June 21, 2011 as an “intent-to-use”, meaning that this App is coming soon to the iPhone and iPad. It is not surprising that the goods and services covered by this TM application are for advertising services.

Samsung opposes Apple’s Trademark application for iTunes App Icon

On April 19, 2011, Samsung filed for an Opposition to Apple’s TM application No. 85041463. Samsung is opposed to the idea that Apple be granted a US Trademark for the above image, for use as an Icon. In their NOTICE OF OPPOSITION, Samsung claims that the mark “is a pictorial representation of music notes in general and […] has not…

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