Apple Inc.’s trademark attorneys must be working overtime. In the last few months we’ve seen Apple involved in trademark issues in China, Brazil, Mexico and now at home in the United States. The most recent issue stems from Apple’s trademark application for the iPad Mini, the baby brother to the ubiquitous iPad. Apple was previously able to secure a trademark registration on iPad, but recently an examining attorney at the United States Patent and Trademark Office rejected Apple’s attempt to register IPAD MINI.
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Tim Tebow is many things. He is an athlete, an advocate, a Heisman trophy winner, and now it looks like he will be a trademark registration owner. A trademark application for the term “Tebowingg” recently survived the 30 day opposition period provided after a trademark publishes. The trademark application should proceed to registration, which will entitle XV Enterprises, a company solely owned by Tim Tebow, to the exclusive rights to use the mark “Tebowing” in commerce in connection with the sale of hats, shirts, and t-shirts.