On August 19, 2008, the US Patent & Trademark Office published Apple’s latest trademark applications for iDisk under application 77547535. Apple has filed iDisk under International Class 042 which is listed in full below. Apple has also filed their third trademark application this year related to Macintosh. In April, Apple’s US application 77437252 listed only International Class 009. Their EU application 006984314 which was filed in June, listed International Classes 009, 035 and 037. Apple’s latest EU application 007133598 for Macintosh was filed under International Classes 016, 038, 041 and 042 which are listed in full below. The hyperactivity related to the Macintosh trademark may be in support of new or refreshed Macintosh products slated for later this year. In fact, Apple’s inclusion of International Class 038 in respect to the Macintosh trademark is a twist that can’t be ignored. This class is reserved for telecommunication devices and/or services. Is this clue telling us that the Macintosh lineup and MacBooks in particular, could be gaining iPhone like capabilities? Yowza! – Now that could be quite the leap for Apple’s MacBook lineup that would really crank up the excitement. If not, then the inclusion of 038 could also be pointing to Live broadcast television services which are also listed in all International Classifications related to the Macintosh below.

Use in Commerce: MobileMe iDisk: Apple provided their MobileMe iDisk website page as their Use in Commerce example/specimen, as noted in part below.

Apple notes Intellectual Property Counsel Lisa G. Widup as the Signatory on their iDisk application.

International Classifications Listed in Full for: Macintosh

International Class 016: Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes; printed matter; printed matter in the field of computer; multimedia products, interactive products and online services; book binding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists’ materials; paint brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); printers’ type; printing blocks; printed publications; books; magazines; newsletters; periodicals; brochures; booklets; booklets (all being sold together with audio tapes); pamphlets; manuals; journals; leaflets; greeting cards; advertising and promotional material; catalogues; catalogues relating to computer software; computer brochures; computer handbooks; computer hardware publications; computer hardware reference manuals; computer hardware users guide; computer instruction manuals; computer manuals; publications relating to technology, digital technology and gadgets; catalogues relating to musical apparatus and instruments; music books; music instruction manuals; music magazines; computer disk holders; desk accessories, telephone and address books, agendas, diaries, calendars, posters, mounted and unmounted photographs, printed patterns for T-shirts and sweatshirts, display materials, decals and bumper stickers; parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods.

International Class 038: Telecommunications; communication and telecommunication services; providing wireless telecommunications via electronic communications networks; wireless digital messaging, paging services, and electronic mail services, including services that enable a user to send and/or receive messages through a wireless data network; one-way and two-way paging services; communication by computer, computer intercommunication; telex, telegram and telephone services; rental, hire and leasing of communications apparatus and of electronic mailboxes; electronic bulletin board services; facsimile, message collection and transmission services; transmission of data and of information by computer, cable, radio, teleprinter, teleletter, electronic mail, telecopier, television, microwave, laser beam, communications satellite or electronic communication means; transmission of data by audio-visual apparatus controlled by data processing apparatus or computers; time sharing services for communication apparatus; provision of telecommunications access and links to computer databases and the Internet; operating search engines; providing search engines for obtaining data on a global computer network; providing telecommunications connections to the Internet or databases; providing access to web sites on the Internet; providing user access to the Internet (service providers); electronic mail services; telecommunication of information (including web pages), computer programs and any other data; electronic transmission of streamed and downloadable audio and video files via computer and other communications networks; web casting services; delivery of messages by electronic transmission; provision of connectivity services and access to electronic communications networks, for transmission or reception of audio, video or multimedia content; providing access to digital music web sites on the Internet; providing access to MP3 web sites on the Internet; delivery of digital music by telecommunications; broadcasting or transmission of radio and television programmes; video broadcasting, broadcasting pre-recorded videos featuring music and entertainment, television programs, motion pictures, news, sports, games, cultural events, and entertainment-related programs of all kinds, via a global computer network; streaming of video content via a global computer network; subscription audio broadcasting via a global computer network; audio broadcasting, broadcasting music, concerts, and radio programs, via a global computer network, streaming of audio content via a global computer network; electronic transmission of audio and video files via communications networks; communication services in the form of matching users for the transfer of music, video and audio recordings via communication networks; providing on-line bulletin boards for the transmission of messages among computer users concerning entertainment, music, concerts, videos, radio, television, film, news, sports, games and cultural events; delivery of data and messages via electronic means; electronic transmission and retrieval of data, images, audio, video and documents, including text, cards, letters, messages, mail, animations, and electronic mail, over local or global communications networks, including the Internet, intranets, extranets, television, mobile communication, cellular and satellite networks; distribution of computer software over local or global communications networks, including the Internet, intranets, extranets, television, mobile communication, cellular, and satellite networks; electronic mail services; web site portal services; leasing access time and providing access to an electronic computer bulletin board; providing computer data bases in the nature of a bulletin board in the fields of music, video, film, books, television, games and sports; providing access to information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid.

International Class 041: Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities; provision of electronic publications (not downloadable); providing on-line electronic publications; publication of electronic books and journals on-line; providing publications from a global computer network or the Internet which may be browsed; computer assisted education services; computer assisted teaching services; computer assisted training services; computer based educational services; education services, providing of training, instruction and entertainment relating to computers, computer software, multimedia products, interactive products and online services, and distributing course materials therewith; education services relating to online exhibitions and displays and interactive exhibits in the fields of computers, computer software, computer peripherals, portable and/or electronic devices, online services, high technology, communications, information technology, information services, music, entertainment and publishing; production of radio, television and Internet broadcasts of exhibitions; editing of audio-tapes; editing of tine-films; editing of video-tapes; editing of written text; film editing (photographic); videotape editing; digital imaging services; digital music (not downloadable) provided from MP3 web sites on the Internet; digital music (not downloadable) provided from the Internet; arranging and conducting of commercial, trade and business conferences; organizing and conducting exhibitions, workshops, seminars, training, conferences and video conferences; publication of printed matter and of instructional and teaching materials; entertainment in relation to contests, competitions, quizzes and lotteries; gaming and gambling services; organization and presentation of contests, competitions, games, quizzes and lotteries; electronic contests, competitions, games, quizzes and lotteries provided by means of the Internet or on-line from a computer database or network; electronic publishing services; providing databases and directories via communications networks for obtaining data in the fields of music, video, film, books, television, games and sports; information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid.

International Class 042: Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software; legal services; advisory services relating to promotional activities in the field of computers; computer consultation, design, testing, research and advisory services; research and development of computer hardware and software; support and consultation services for developing computer systems, databases and applications; updating of computer software; online batch computer services; computer time-sharing services; leasing and rental of computer hardware and software apparatus and equipment; leasing and rental of computer multimedia and audio-visual software consulting services; providing information on computers; information relating to computer hardware or software provided on-line from a global computer network or the Internet; computer-aided design and engineering services; computer systems analysis; computer programming services; computer services relating to multimedia and/or interactive products; graphic design for the compilation of web pages on the Internet; creating and maintaining web-sites; provision of web-sites featuring multimedia materials; hosting the web-sites of others; licensing of intellectual property; licensing services relating to music publishing and entertainment products and services; application service provider (ASP) services featuring software for use in connection with online music subscription service, software that enables users to play and program music and entertainment-related audio, video, text and multimedia content, and software featuring musical sound recordings, entertainment-related audio, video, text and multimedia content; providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software to enable users to program audio, video, text and other multimedia content, including music, concerts, videos, radio, television, news, sports, games, cultural events, and entertainment-related programs; providing on-line facilities, via a global computer network, to enable users to program the scheduling of audio, video, text and other multimedia content, including music, concerts, videos, radio, television, news, sports, games, cultural events, and entertainment-related programs as they will be aired; internet services; providing users of electronic communications networks with means of identifying, locating, grouping, distributing and managing data and links to third-party computer servers, computer processors and computer users (search engines); information, advisory and consultancy services relating to all the aforesaid.

Apple’s Macintosh application was filed by their London representatives Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP.

International Class 042 – for iDisk Only: Apple’s application listed the following description of services: “Computer services, namely providing storage, access, sharing, transmission and management of data, text, images, video and audio over a global computer network and the internet; providing a web-based portal for users to store, access, share, transmit and manage their data, text, images, video and audio over a global computer network and the internet.”

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Written and researched by Jack Purcher