Apple Registers Startup Sound as a Trademark Apple recently filed a trademark application to protect their computers’ startup sound. The application was approved by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. (Click here to see Apple’s USPTO registration.) How can a sound be a “mark?”
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Crowdfunding: SEC to Miss Deadline for JOBS Act Rules
December 27, 2012
Crowdfunding: SEC to Miss Deadline for JOBS Act Rules My readers will recall that back in May 2012, I wrote about the JOBS Act and its revolutionary crowdfunding provisions. This new law promises to make a new source of funding available to startups and potentially create whole new industries. Unfortunately, this can’t happen until the rules are laid down, and it looks like the SEC is not going to meet its legally-mandated deadline.
Instagram’s New Policy
December 18, 2012
Controversy Over Instagram’s New Policy The Internet has gone bonkers in the last few days over Instagram‘s new Terms of Service. The popular photo-sharing site – and Facebook’s billion dollar baby – has been met with a flood of criticism. Instagram Tweeted in response: We’ve heard you that the updates to our Privacy Policy & Terms of Service are raising a lot of questions. We’ll have more to share very soon In the meantime, let’s look at what the changes are and what this all means for Instagram’s users.
Can Camouflage be a Trademark?
December 13, 2012
Can Camouflage be a Trademark? Can a pattern designed to make you hide in plain sight function as a trademark?
