Samsung Application to Trademark Note7 Tagline Nearing Approval at PTO

Samsung’s August 2016 application to trademark a promotional tagline for the twice-recalled Galaxy Note7 smartphone was published for opposition Tuesday at the Patent and Trademark Office, said an agency confirmation notice. If no opposition to “Note7 the Smartphone That Thinks Big” within 30 days, PTO will register the trademark by mid-January. Samsung Electronics America in March ruled out offering refurbished Note7s for commercial availability in the U.S. after its South Korean parent announced plans to market Note7s with reconditioned batteries as replacement or rental in several global markets to minimize environmental impacts from recalls of the fire-prone smartphone (see 1703270067).