Third, Apple could remove the option of a one-off purchase and turn Final Cut Pro into a subscription service. Second, the company could offer new users the choice of a one-off purchase or monthly subscription to use the app. There are four potential scenarios for a Final Cut Pro subscription.įirst, Apple could retain the one-off purchase option, but charge a subscription fee for major updates.
On Monday Apple filed an update to their trademark ‘Final Cut Pro’ in Europe adding Nice Classification #42 that hints that Apple could decide to go the way of Microsoft’s subscription model for Final Cut Pro by adding in that class verbiage covering “rental of software.”Īs the site notes, this is a very specific step taken by Apple to extend the coverage of the trademark, so it doesn’t appear to be simply a standard move the company is taking to cover all the bases. The term Software rental was not part of their registered trademark back in 2016. “Computer software for creating, editing, processing, organizing, importing, exporting, and encoding video, movies, motion picture films, and multimedia content computer software for creating, editing, processing, organizing, importing, exporting, and encoding audio, music, and sound content computer software for creating and editing digital animation, graphics, and special effects computer software for color correction of video and multimedia content computer software for creating, processing, exporting, and encoding digital media.” Apple’s RTM was filed only under International Class 009 covering the following: Patently Apple spotted the update to the company’s trademark, adding the category “software rental.”Īpple’s ‘Final Cut Pro’ was granted ‘Registered Trademark’ (RTM) status back in May 2016.
But the company has just taken a step that would open up four potential new scenarios… Apple has filed a trademark update that paves the way for a future Final Cut Pro subscription.Īpple’s pro video editing software is currently a $300 one-off purchase, with all updates free of charge.