Rumor is Apple filed for a trademark on the word “Places” in both the European Union and China…See Details.
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The original filing was submitted on February 23rd and covers international classes 009, 041, 042, and 045. The first three classes cover a gang of computer services, software, and hardware. But class 045 pertains specifically to social networking services; “providing a social networking website; assisting in the locating of people using a global positioning system (GPS).”
Well I guess Facebook’s success has made everyone want a piece of that pie!