Apple acquires entry to Lightning trademark in Europe from Harley

Apple acquires entry to Lightning cute Nexus 4 case trademark in Europe from Harley Apple appears to have secured using the European trademark for Lightning from Harley-Davidson.

The term, which Apple uses to reference the connector towards the newiPhone 5, was partially utilized Apple on Thursday, regarding the Trade Marks and Design Office of your Western european. TMDO documents show that the Harley-Davidson-owned trademark No. 003469541 was partially moved to Apple under trademark No. 011399862.

TMDO defines an incomplete transfer as the transfer on the term to be utilized in the small group of goods or services, suggesting that Harley-Davidson will still be able to utilize organizations. Harley-Davidson's trademark lists clothing and outerwear mainly because the goods and services because of its trademark, while Apple's trademark lists an assortment of "games and playthings."

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Terms of this transfer were not revealed. CNET has contacted Apple and Harley-Davidson for comment which can update this report as we discover more details.

The EU trademark won't apply in your U.S., and ownership of this U.S. trademark seems in limbo. A U.S. trademark application for Lightning was submitted on custom nexus 4 case the Lightning Car Company in January 2011; however, the March 2012 notice for allowance on the application was canceled on September 13.

On September 12, Apple unveiled Lightning, its Nexus 4 Leather Case proprietary connector for the iPhone 5, the fifth-generationiPod Touch, and seventh-generation iPod Nano.

[Via Patently Apple]