Sony Seeks US Trademark Protection for Acoustic Surface OLED TV Technology

Six months after Sony used CES to introduce its first OLED TVs (see 1701050004), it sought U.S. trademark protection for the proprietary audio technology called Acoustic Surface the company is building directly into its OLED screens. Sony filed a June 1 application at the Patent and Trademark Office to register Acoustic Surface for TVs, speakers and other applications, agency records show. Sony “asserts a claim of priority” to the Acoustic Surface trademark, based on an application (number 2016-145699) filed with Japanese intellectual property authorities on Dec. 28, a week before CES, PTO records show. Sony officially launched its OLED TVs at a Los Angeles-area event last month (see 1705010056).