Nokia trademark filing reveals name of upcoming drone brand

Nokia is naming its upcoming consumer drones brand Ovni, according to reports. The brand name was spotted in a patent application by writers for the website Let's Go Digital, who noted that the Ovni trademark application to the EU Intellectual Property Office was filed under the "civilian and military drones" classification. …

[Dabooka]

Well the fact they're Finnish will go some way

Since all the US military are banning use of the Chinese DJI systems, one can't but wonder if the Finnish versions will get kinder treatment.

[James 51]

Ovni

Not Ovi?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovi_%28Nokia%29

[Anonymous Coward]

OVNI?

That's the portuguese acronym for UFO, and we've been getting quite a lot of those lately (several planes had to be diverted while doing their landing procedures at Lisbon airport due to idiots flying their UFOs on the landing paths)

Sounds maybe Nokia is already handing some for beta trials

[ofnuts]

OVNI (Objet Volant Non-Identifié) is also the French acronym for UFO. But it also evolved into the lowercase "ovni" so Nokia may have a hard time enforcing the name on this side of the Chunnel.

[Dan 55]

Also Spanish (objeto volador no identificado). Perhaps they want to give it a generic name so people will immediately think of Nokia's version, something like Hoover.

[whoseyourdaddy]

The phone designers were bored, probably.

[CRConrad]

Perhaps it's a portmanteau of "Ovi" and "Omni".