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Comment Re:Resources that make it easy to follow (Score 3, Informative) 173

Official source: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/obtainopinions.aspx

However, the official source suggests some unofficial sources, and one of them is http://www.oyez.org/cases, that I listed in my original post.

oyez.org is a very good resource. They briefly summarize every Supreme Court case and decision. There are links to the full written opinion, oral argument transcripts, an audio player with oral argument audio synced with the transcript, and audio of the oral opinion announcements when available.

Comment Re:They rejected the entire mark, not just "mini". (Score 1) 144

Ya that too :) I don't know what russotto talking about when he/she said:

The rejection states that "iPad" itself is also merely descriptive. If this holds up (and I doubt it will), Microsoft could make a "Microsoft iPad", and LG, Samsung, Asus, would also be able to make "iPad" devices of their own. This would be a disaster for Apple, but I seriously doubt it is going to happen.

Comment Re:what's up with Apple legal? (Score 1) 144

It is so they could start going after competitors that use "mini" in their name.

This isn't true. The test for confusion looks at the entire mark.

A trademark on "iPad Mini" wouldn't prohibit others from using the word "Mini" as part of another mark, unless that causes confusion with the original. For example, I doubt that a court would find "Surface Mini" confusing with "iPad Mini".

Comment Re:They rejected the entire mark, not just "mini". (Score 1) 144

The rejection states that "iPad" itself is also merely descriptive.

I think Apple would have a good counter-argument in that "iPad" has acquired secondary meaning, and that consumers use that mark to distinguish between wares made by Apple and those made by others.

A mark being "merely descriptive" is a prohibition against registration unless that mark has acquired secondary meaning via extensive use in the marketplace.

Comment Re:iPad(tm) Mini (Score 1) 144

No, a trademark for "iPad mini", had it been granted, wouldn't prohibit the of "mini" in other contexts. "Austin Mini", "Mini Oreo", "Mini Ritz", "Blackberry Mini Keyboard", "Galaxy S4 Mini", "Android Mini Pad" would all be allowed, unless they cause confusion with the original mark.

Comment Prior art (Score 2) 69

Rick Joyce and Gopal Gupta - Identity Authentication Based on Keystroke Latencies, 1990

F Monrose, A Rubin - Authentication via Keystroke Dynamics, 1997

Arkady G. Zilberman - US Patent 6442692: Security method and apparatus employing authentication by keystroke dynamics, 1998 (I think some of the claims in this patent could be invalidated because of previous disclosure in the 1990 and 1997 papers)

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