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08/07/2008, 4:00pm, EDT

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Trademark filed for Leopard System Preferences logo

Apple has applied for a trademark for its System Preferences logo, according to new filings. The US Patent and Trademark Office published Apple's trademark filing #77535337 on August 6. The filing is a TEAS Plus application under Class 009 (computer Software for managing user system settings and preferences). The logo being trademarked is presented below, both in its simplified visual representation and its actual sample forms. The image is used in all recent versions of the Dock in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.




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Horsepoo!!!

Stupid patents are stupid

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08/07, 4:49pm, EDT

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jpellino

which is why...

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08/07, 6:34pm, EDT

..they did not get a patent, they got a trademark.


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bigpoppa206

I just love the

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08/07, 7:24pm, EDT

hecklers....clueless!

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bobolicious

entrepreneurial law...

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08/07, 9:51pm, EDT

...lubricates the shadow economy... No wonder we are in trouble... :-)

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