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...The term “IPAD” is descriptive when applied to applicant’s goods because the prefix “I” denotes“internet.” According to the attached evidence, the letter “i” or “I” used as a prefix and would beunderstood by the purchasing public to refer to the Internet when used in relation to Internet-relatedproducts or services. Applicant’s goods are identified as “capable of providing access to the Internet”. When a mark consists of this prefix coupled with a descriptive word or term for Internet-related goodsand/or services, then the entire mark may be considered merely descriptive...
and the kicker...
...In this case, both the individual components and the composite result are descriptive of applicant’s goods and do not create a unique, incongruous, or non-descriptive meaning in relation to the goods being small handheld mobile devices comprising tablet computers capable of providing internet access. Therefore, the mark is merely descriptive of a feature or characteristic of the goods and registration is refused under Section 2(e)(1) of the Trademark Act.
The rationale specifically points out that "i" and "Pad" (not just "Mini") are descriptive and NOT unique. At best, it's a poorly worded ruling. At worst, the USPTO didn't bother to check the previous valid trademarking of "iPad".
Read the USPTO letter. It breaks down the name and claims that each part of the name is merely descriptive - "i" stands for internet, "pad" describes a class of pad computers, and "mini" describes a size that is smaller than the typical size in this class of computers.
So while Samsung might not be able to name a product "iPad", they *CAN* name a product "iPad Mini".
Yes, our legal system is run by idiots.
And if you and everyone else do the same, some Thai factories may get shutdown and workers may be fired. How does this affect the king?
When you get mad at your boss, do you go home and kick your dog?
Perhaps you should consider the Akihabara massacre.
To quote Penn and Teller, "You can stop insane people from doing insane things with insane laws. It's insane!"
No one is saying you can't kill people without guns. It's just harder to do so. Even in the Akhihabara incident, if he had a gun, you really don't believe there would be more than just the 7 dead?
Yes, actually, someone said exactly that, making your statement a straw man. I refuted the claim that no one had died in a mass murder without a gun. But if we are going to imagine things, then imagine what could have happened had there been one trained individual there with a gun - perhaps the body count would have been one (the attacker) rather than seven? We can engage in what-if scenarios all day long - the point is getting rid of guns doesn't stop mass murder (the school was a "gun free zone", as was Virginia Tech), but identifying and helping crazy people will.
Nope. Re-read it. Perhaps you didn't read about the concurrent knife attack on schoolchildren in China. He was saying that no one died in that particular example of a knife attack. The reasonable "imagined" alternative scenario is if that attacker had a gun. The reasonable supposition would be that there would have been a greater likelihood of fatalities, and a larger number of them. It was most certainly not a generalization about it being impossible to kill people without a gun. You're the one making a straw man based on an incorrect reading of the post you replied to.
Perhaps you should consider the Akihabara massacre.
To quote Penn and Teller, "You can stop insane people from doing insane things with insane laws. It's insane!"
No one is saying you can't kill people without guns. It's just harder to do so. Even in the Akhihabara incident, if he had a gun, you really don't believe there would be more than just the 7 dead?
....Fortunately for them some people don't care, some people are too cheap, and some people like me prefer GSM because its an international standard
The iPhone 5 has GSM no matter which company you go with. Only the Verizon and Sprint versions have CDMA. And for LTE, the two different varieties use different bands. Which variety you will want (if you want LTE internationally) for international travel depends on which country you're visiting. For GSM, it doesn't matter.
McAfee catching a virus.
Well, that would be new!
No it wouldn't.
you mean this product
that has been out for several years with multiple hardware generations?
Unless you've been living in a cave, you know perfectly well what he means.
Diplomacy is the art of letting the other party have things your way. -- Daniele Vare