Trademark 'Apple'
On Jan. 3, the U.S. Trademark Office granted Apple Registration number 3,038,073 for "Apple" under International Class 40. Say what? Relax; it's just adding a classification that covers their entry into all manner of photographic software like [url=http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2005/oct/19aperture.html]Aperture[/url], iPhoto, iMovie and related services such as purchasing a hard or soft cover [url=http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/features/books.htm]photo books[/url]. You could also expect Apple to make further strides into this area in the future, now that the trademark has been registered.
Trademark coverage
Treatment of materials, namely developing of photographic film: Electronic recording of photographic images; enlarging of photographic prints; photographic film developing; photographic film printing; photographic image processing; photographic printing; photographic reproduction; transfer of photographs on to compact disc or video tape; on-line processing, developing and delivery of digital images; on-line printing of digital images onto photographic paper, photographic books or merchandise; Advisory and consultancy services relating to all the foresaid, in Class 40 (U.S. CLS. 100, 103 and 106).
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