Apple registers OS X trademark here in Trinidad and Tobago - Dropping the Mac prefix.

By Aaron Besson at 15 January, 2009, 10:49 am

Apple has made a move to drop the Mac prefix in front of it’s OS X brand. The move is seen by many as a move to separate itself from being a computer company as it’s OS X operating system runs on many different devices made by Apple.

“The Cupertino-based company initially filed for its trademark in Trinidad and Tobago less than a week after the June 2008 conference, where lobby banners first indicated a split where Apple would distinguish between OS X Leopard, the version of its operating system for traditional computers, and OS X iPhone, the modified platform that supports both its namesake cellphone and the iPod touch.”

I would love for someone to let me know wht would Apple choose Trinidad and Tobago to register it’s trademark?

After doing a little online dogging round I found the following on the WDALAW website:

“General Information

The trademarks and trade names in the Island of Trinidad and Tobago must be requested according to the procedure provided by law for industrial property at The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) which is the department authorized for such purposes, within the provisions by the laws of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

Recently Laws relating to Industrial Property Law have been amended and promulgated to provide a wider range of trademark protection in Trinidad and Tobago on behalf of the international community. The trademark registration in Trinidad and Tobago after being obtained guarantees the full right of the owners of trademarks and patents.”

It seems that companies like Apple may register trademarks in Trinidad and Tobago as they are protected internationally and no one (competitors) in the USA would never know of their new registrations and trademarks until they were/are ready to announce it publicly.

Back in Jan 2007, Apple also registered iPhone in Trinidad and Tobago trademark and patent office under the name Ocean Telecom - Via iPhone Wikipedia and Mad4MobilePhones

“…company called Ocean Telecom (rumoured to be a front for Apple) will be granted acceptance of their iPhone trade mark. Ocean Telecom filed their trade mark application on 26th September 2006, claiming priority of 27th March 2006 from a trade mark application they claim to have filed on that date in Trinidad and Tobago”

All these Apple trademarks and iPhone disputes, and still no Apple Store in Trinidad & Tobago, and no official support for the iPhone from a local carrier. We have been used..

- [via AppleInsider]