Microsoft applied for trademark on 'Mod'

photo Amit Chattopadhyay

 According to PULSE 2.0, Microsoft applied for the "Mod" trademark with the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office on December 9th.

 There is speculation that Microsoft is hopeful to use 'Mod' as a replacement for 'Metro'.
The reason is that Microsoft officials conceded that the company would no longer be using "Metro" because of a naming dispute with the German partner Metro Group ,just before launching Windows 8, in August 2012.

 Microsoft also applied for trademarks like "Windows Mod", "Office Mod", and "Microsoft Office Mod". It is unknown whether Microsoft will commercially use the trademark name or not.

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