Patent filings are a surefire way to predict and monitor the technology that search engine companies will be implementing into their offerings, but the trademarks which these companies also file for can also shed some light on future plans.
Gary Price of ResourceShelf has unearthed some trademarks which Yahoo has recently filed for over the past seven weeks. Here’s a rundown:
- Yahoo Mash : “Online social networking services”, Filed: August 24, 2007
- KICKSTART : “Online social networking services”, Filed: August 9, 2007
- Tap Tip : “Telecommunications services”, Filed: August 14, 2007
- Emoticats : “Telecommunications services”, Filed: August 10, 2007
- “My M” (4 seperate filings) : “(Based on Intent to Use) Online social networking services”, “Online social networking services”, “computer services”, “computer hardware and software”, Filed: August 3, 2007
- RISING : “Scientific and technological services, namely, providing investigation and research into psychic phenomenon and disturbances and paranormal phenomena via a global computer network” & “Education services, namely, providing a website featuring programs, current events, news and information in the field of psychic phenomenon and disturbances and paranormal phenomena via a global computer network; entertainment services, namely, providing a website featuring current events, news, information, and videos, film, interviews, talk shows programming, photographs, and other multimedia materials via a global computer network”, Filed: July 23, 2007
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