Emva kokusungula i-iPad eNtsha kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo, ekugqibeleni iapile sele ingumnini thambeka ipad3.com. Ewe, eneneni yeyamagqwetha akho epropathi enomgangatho ophezulu wokuqonda Idolophu yaseKilpatrick kunye neStockton, kodwa iya kudluliselwa ngokusemthethweni kwi-Apple kungekudala. Uninzi lwenu luyazibuza ukuba kutheni i-Apple inomdla ekuqinisekiseni ukuba le ndawo ukuba ayibizanga ithebhulethi yabo ukuba, "iPad 3”. Ewe, ngokuchanekileyo ngenxa yeso sizathu, ukuze kungabikho mntu unokufaka kwintshukumo eninzi igama abangalikhethanga.
Ekupheleni kwenyanga ephelileyo, iapile yandisa uxwebhu lwezikhalazo kuMbutho weHlabathi wePropati yoBukrelekrele (WIPO) apho kwakubuzwa ukuba ngubani umnini wesizinda ipad3.com.
Impendulo yayiyinkampani ebizwa Ukufikelela kuluntu jikelele, ebekwe kwi-Isle of Man kwaye idume ngokubhaliswa kwayo kwesizinda esikhulu. Ishishini lakhe kukufumana imimandla exabiseke kakhulu kangangokuba umntu uthatha isigqibo sokuhlawula isixa esikhulu semali ukuyisebenzisa okanye aqinisekise ukuba akukho mntu uyisebenzisayo. Ezi ntlobo zezenzo zihlala zinqamle kwimida yokubhalisa uphawu lokuthengisa.
Ukufikelela kuluntu jikelele Ayizange ilinde isaziso esivela kwi-WIPO ebeka isiseko sokusombulula ingxabano kwaye yagqiba ekubeni idlulisele i-domain isazi izibonelelo ezinokuthi i-Apple isebenzise kwingxabano yomthetho. Iphaneli yolamlo esetyenziswa kwezi meko inokuthatha iiveki okanye iinyanga ezininzi ukusombulula le meko, into ebingafunwa yiApple okanye iGlobal Access.
Ngokuqinisekileyo iApple iya kusebenzisa le domain ukwenza i ulwalathiso kwakhona kwiphepha elibanjwe kwindawo yommandla apple.com, kuba ngokucacileyo abayi kutshintsha igama labo IPad entsha kwi-iPad 3.