RIM Acquires Internet Domain Name Rights to Blackpad.com
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Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, acquired the Internet rights to blackpad.com this month, adding to speculation it may be developing a tablet device to rival Apple Inc.’s iPad.
The domain name assigned to RIM was created July 8 and expires Sept. 8, 2011, according to the Whois database of Internet domain names. There was no record of a trademark application for “blackpad” with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as of today.