{"id":20287,"date":"2022-11-18T13:56:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T13:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/microsoft-has-trademarked-an-uppercase-p\/"},"modified":"2022-11-18T13:56:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T13:56:33","slug":"microsoft-has-trademarked-an-uppercase-p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/microsoft-has-trademarked-an-uppercase-p\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft has trademarked an uppercase P"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\nCan you still P freely? Not if you want to use this specific P, which this week has been trademarked by Microsoft.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe trademark <a href=\"https:\/\/uspto.report\/TM\/97676577\">listing<\/a>, spotted by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ALumia_Italia\/status\/1593531349880770561\">Aggiornamenti Lumia<\/a>, describes Microsoft&#8217;s P as &#8220;a geometric design in the shape of an uppercase &#8216;P&#8217; in gradient shades from green to blue&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWhy does Microsoft want this P in particular? Well, it&#8217;s set to be used for computer software of some kind &#8211; the trademark itself covers various uses, including programs for &#8220;visualising, animating, transforming, presenting and sharing data and other information&#8221; as well as &#8220;software development tools for the creation of computer software applications and mobile software applications&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-has-trademarked-an-uppercase-p\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; eurogamer.net<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you still P freely? Not if you want to use this specific P, which this week has been trademarked by Microsoft. 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