Nikon’s new emblem trademark utility is a little bit of a thriller
Nikon not too long ago trademarked a brand new emblem design with the Japan Patent Workplace that’s uncommon and making folks speculate about what product it’s for.
The authorized description behind the brand, which seems to point out a video digicam of some type, can also be imprecise sufficient that it doesn’t clear a lot up. The trademark utility was filed in January of this 12 months.
Speculatively, just by trying on the design, it may very well be referring to one thing involving video manufacturing, both within the type of software program or a brand new 360-degree digicam that Nikon would possibly introduce within the close to future.
A seek for current Nikon gadget patents doesn’t flip up something too current and particularly something that appears to match the above hypothesis, however which may not imply something.
The linked Japan Patent portal classification system segments referenced within the trademark utility are labeled as, “Photographic or cinematographic equipment, projection equipment and lanterns together with video cameras and photographic lenses” below part 16.3.1
Nevertheless, the detailed description past that’s so broad that the brand may very well be for a complete vary of issues.
Essentially the most related half states:
“(511)[Classes of goods and services and designated goods or designated services] No.9Kind [ cameras, photographic machines and apparatus, cinematographic machines and apparatus optical machines and apparatus, cameras, measuring or testing machines and instruments, an image inspection device, and an image processing function provided with application software, the computer software for image processings, computer software, smart cameras, and an image processing function ] The inspection equipment united with the cameras which it had, telecommunication machines and equipment, digital cameras, a picture processing system, the picture processing system united with cameras, digital machines [apparatus and their parts]”
That’s fairly a bit to unpack for what appears to be a easy emblem design, so guessing is all we’ve bought for now.
One factor we do know is that Nikon has made a “save the date” announcement for March 25th and can in all probability reveal one thing on that day. It might need one thing to do with the above trademark utility, or it may not.
One touch upon the Nikon Rumors publish that initially lined this emblem mentions the opportunity of a connection to Nikon Creates, a brand new firm introduced by Nikon in April of final 12 months.
Nikon Creates is a video manufacturing subsidiary of Nikon and is supposedly involving itself within the creation of recent video {hardware} and video manufacturing applied sciences. Amongst these may very well be a 360-degree digicam, which the brand appears to counsel.
