By James Panichi ( July 15, 2025, 06:17 GMT | Insight) -- Tech company Apple has been allowed to renew its Australian trademark for an application-programming interface called Callkit, after an official of the Registrar of Trade Marks concluded that while the words “call” and “kit,” taken separately, were widely used, their combination was unique. In a ruling published this week, delegate Nicholas Smith overturned IP Australia’s April 2023 preliminary decision not to grant Apple Inc. an International Registration Designating Australia, arguing the trademark didn’t distinguish the “specified service” and couldn’t harm the prospects of those offering similar products.Apple has been allowed to renew its Australian trademark for an application-programming interface called Callkit, after an official of the Registrar of Trade Marks concluded that while the words “call” and “kit,” taken separately, were widely used, their combination was unique....
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