In the race to build out the cloud infrastructure and utility computing, Dell attempted to trademark the term cloud computing. But now Dell's application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is on hold pending a review. When it comes to the cloud and utility computing, Dell, IBM, HP, Yahoo, Google and Amazon.com are all competing for dominance. - Dell, which had been attempting to trademark the term quot;cloud computing quot; for the company's own use, will now have to wait several weeks or months to claim the name as its own, as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has decided to review the application.
On Aug. 7, the trademark office can...
