We told you how the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently turned down Apple's trademark application for the iPad mini because its review team deemed the moniker as ”merely describing” the product. They also mentioned that other identities have applied for the 'iPad' trademark, meaning there’s a “likelihood of confusion between the marks.”
As it turns out, the USPTO has now withdrawn these two main objections, in turn allowing Apple to keep the 'iPad mini' trademark, provided it amends the filing with some interesting fine print. Jump past the fold for full details...