It has been known to the world that the only current Mac Tablet maker Axiotron has been pushed to give away its “TabletMac” trademark to Apple. In its typical Apple manner, Axiotron felt like it is the sole business that has the right to have “Mac” next to “tablet” and probably for a good purpose as well.

Axiotron has made its business disassembling in official MacBooks, turning them into one-piece touchscreen tablets that are capable of pen input. The “ModBook,” which is what is called now, is available for $699 but requires the buyer to bring with them their MacBook. Ready-to-go ModBook units are sold at $1,199. This device is targeted for designers.

Originally, Axiotron began marketing ModBooks under the label TabletMac. The company even referred to its product as “TabletMac” in at least one legitimate document. Axiotron even moved to trademark the name. An excerpt from the press release is provided below.

“Solution hardware manufacturer Axiotron, Inc. today appointed veteran Apple sales partner Carbon Computing as the exclusive Canadian distributor for the Axiotron ModBook…”

However, MacRumors reports that in the previous year, the label was handed over from Axiotron to Apple. Apple is currently named as the holder of the trademark, be it protecting “Mac” or intending to make its own tablet. Apple fanatics need not be dismayed with the term TabletMac since Apple is just simply protecting what it owns. In the near future, its version of the tablet is more than likely to have a likable and more unique name.

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