Pinterest and Path want P! Trademark battle over letter ‘P’

Pinterest and Path app logo

One of popular social networking companies, Pinterest Inc filed its ‘P’ logo as a trademark in 2012 and it has been approved by USPTO. But Path Inc, a competing SNS company, filed a request an extension of time to file an opposition with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

According to Tech Crunch, Lenny Kravets, a patent attorney, said that if Pinterest was granted the trademark to the “P,” it could then potentially prevent Path, and other apps, from using similar designs. Path’s request for extension will provide them with 90 days to file an opposition and if Path wins, it can stop the registrations of stylized letter ‘P’ as a trademark.

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