Trademark News for 12-Apr-2007
- 'Google upset at trademark plan (Australian IT)
THE US state of Utah plans to set up a trademark registry to prevent rival advertisers from capturing the attention of people who type a search query on another company or its products, raising the possibility of a lawsuit from Google.
'Intellectual Property (Mondaq)
One of the vital features of trademark is its capacity to distinguish the goods or services of one person from those of another. trademarks are usually coined or invented words. The major impediment connected with the trademark is in preventing deceptively similar marks.
'Extensis gets US font tech patent (Digit Magazine)
Extensis has been awarded a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office for its Font Sense technology. Font Sense is found within Extensis? leading font management solutions including Suitcase Fusion, Suitcase for Windows and Font Reserve Server.
'Minn. school drops logo (Casper Star-Tribune)
CHEYENNE -- The school board in Breckenridge, Minn., decided to give up its bucking horse logo rather than fight Wyoming's trademark ownership in court.
'Do I Need an Attorney to File a Trademark Application? (AllBusiness via Yahoo! Finance)
It is now easier than ever to register a trademark without an attorney. Practically everything can be done online. The wealth of information on the Web about trademarking makes it possible to become relatively savvy in a fairly short time, without consulting an attorney.
'West of Old Town, a First Stir of Life After Offices Darken (Washington Post)
Ever since the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office opened in Alexandria, city officials have been scrambling to land the restaurants, stores and other big-ticket development that were supposed to transform the area west of Old Town.
'United States Patent and Trademark Office Issues Cyberkinetics' Patent for Andara(TM) OFS(TM) Therapy (FinanzNachrichten)
Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. (OTCBB: CYKN; Cyberkinetics), a neurotechnology company developing neurostimulation and neural sensing products designed to restore function, announced that it has been issued U.S. patent 7,199,110, entitled ? Method of Treatment for Spinal Cord Injury, ? by the United States Patent and trademark Office.
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