Quote:Apple trying to trademark the word 'startup'
http://tmwatch.net/2013/08/28/apple-hopi...m-startup/

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Apple has lodged an audacious Australian trade mark application for the term ‘STARTUP’, covering a whole host of products and services.

The ‘STARTUP’ application was lodged yesterday, August 27, by the Californian headquarters of Apple and a Sydney-based legal representative, Baker & McKenzie.

If accepted, Apple would hold the trade mark of the word ‘STARTUP’ under various retail, computing, mobile and educational classes. Specifically:

• Class 35: Retail store services, including retail store services featuring computers, computer software, computer peripherals, mobile phones, and consumer electronic devices, and demonstration of products relating thereto
  
• Class 37: Maintenance, installation and repair of computer hardware, computer peripherals and consumer electronic devices; consulting services in the field of maintenance of computer hardware, computer peripherals, and consumer electronic devices
  
• Class 41: Educational services, including conducting classes, workshops, conferences and seminars in the field of computers, computer software, computer peripherals, mobile phones, and consumer electronic devices and computer-related services; providing information in the field of education
  
• Class 42: Design and development of computer hardware and software; technical support services, namely, troubleshooting of computer hardware and software problems; installation, maintenance and updating of computer software; technological consultancy services in the field of computers, computer software and consumer electronics; computer diagnostic services; computer data recovery
  

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The trade mark application is at the very early status of ‘Filing – Approved’, meaning it has not been seen by an IP examiner.

Huh. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be off eating an oblate red temperate-tree-growing fruit.