Apple Acquires iPad3.com With Much Ease

A couple of days ago the world came across the bizarre story that Apple has filed a patent application to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for the right to possess domain iPad3.com. This domain has been yet another entity in the list of Internet addresses, "related" to the technique of Apple, and therefore of interest to the company in terms of intellectual property rights to protect their users from fraud.

After the news going global that Apple filed a case against the company to gain access of iPad3.c0m domain, and although it is not officially decided yet, the domain holding company has decided to transfer the same to Apple. It became known that the struggle for possession of the domain of iPad3 has turned successful. It has been reported that the owner of iPad3.com domain, the Global Access Company, has licensed the possession of this domain to Apple.

Interestingly, in this case the application filed by Apple in the World Intellectual Property Organization is still considered "active"; this means that officials have not even rendered their decision, and the owners voluntarily handed iPad3.com domain rights to Apple. It seems that the threat of court had frightened the owners so much that they decided not to mess with trained lawyers in the patent Apple lawsuits.

Behind the Apple domain fiasco, there is a law firm specialising in intellectual property and brand protection, Kilpatrick Stockton & Townsend, who is the actual owner of the iPad3.com domain right now. The company has already been asked to pursue the case by Apple, which could be the true owner of the domain. The owner of iPad3.com domain has changed, so now Kilpatrick Stockton & Townsend, an international law firm, owns the field referring to an Apple product. It was sold by Global Access.

If Apple is not mentioned in the Whois as the owner of the domain iPad3.com, it can’t be excluded that Kilpatrick Stockton & Townsend has acted on behalf of the company, especially since Apple made a request to this area with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Nevertheless, the acquisition domain, if confirmed, does not necessarily indicate future exploitation by the American giant, whose goal may simply be to protect its trademarks. For example, Apple had obtained iPhone5.com, recovered from a forum on iPhone.

Thus, the next thing Apple has on cards will be getting the rights to the domains which are not even finished or just in conceptualisation state — it seems the company has now finally turned its gaze to the iPad.com and get it under their belt.