Last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office flatly denied Apple's request to trademark the term, iPad Mini.
To the office's mind, there were two issues with Apple's application: The name wasn't unique so much as descriptive of a product, and the product in question was also for sale.
Now, based on a newly published office action from the USPTO, it seems the issue has been resolved without Apple having to lift a finger:
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Still, Apple will need to add a disclaimer to its application, says Mac Rumors, which notes the company will have to explain " it only seeks to protect the term 'mini' when used as part of the 'iPad mini' name. The disclaimer would allow other companies to use the 'mini' term in their own product names."
[via Mac Rumors]
