Trademark News for 25-Apr-2009
- 'Mercury, Journal clash over trademark usage (The Daily Star)
"I was dumbfounded," said Richfield Springs Mercury newspaper founding publisher Jay Bernhardt, that a week after suspending publication, the trademark was being used by a nearby publication.But a cease-and-desist letter from a Mercury attorney may have ended any legal dispute between the Richfield Springs Mercury and the Freeman's Journal of Cooperstown, parties on both sides of the issue said ...
'German court ruling demands ending of Wangzhihe trademark piracy (People's Daily)
A local court in Munich of Germany gave a ruling on Thursday which orders Okai, a German food import and export company, to stop pirating of trademark of Wangzihe, a renowned Chinese food brand. This is the second ruling of the Wangzhihe trademark infringement case. A judge at the Bavarian Supreme Court in Munich announced the ruling in the morning at Hall Six of the court. The court also ...
'Spaniards to win trademark rights to 'Obama' (Belfast Telegraph)
A group of enterprising Spaniards is set to win the European trademark rights to a word with instant global recognition - OBAMA.
'Greyson's Trilexon(R) System Receives Trademark Approval (Medical News Today)
GREYSON INTERNATIONAL, INC. (GYSN.PK) has been awarded trademark approval for TrilexonŽ, a new delivery system which will improve the effectiveness of virtually every topical application in today's cosmetic market and every over-the-counter topical drug application.
'McKool Smith Announces Federal Ruling in Trademark Lawsuit Against Liz Claiborne, Lucky Brand (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The national law firm of McKool Smith is announcing a partial summary judgment and injunction in favor of Miami-based Marcel Fashion and Ezra Mizrachi's Get Lucky line of apparel following a federal court finding of trademark infringement and unfair competition against New York-based Liz Claiborne Inc. and its subsidiary, Los Angeles-based Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc.
'Suleman wants to trademark 'Octomom' nickname (5 Eyewitness News St. Paul)
"Octomom," the nickname that has dominated headlines for nearly three months, could belong to Nadya Suleman alone...
'Cheeky team applies to use 'Obama' as a European trademark (Daily Mail)
Cheeky team applies to use 'Obama' as a European trademark
'Trademark and Brand Protection Lawyer, John (Rocky) Rawls Joins Bracewell & Giuliani's IP Practice in Houston (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HOUSTON----John C. Rawls III, whose high-profile national trademark enforcement and brand protection practice spans more than 25 years, has joined Bracewell & Giuliani LLP as an Intellectual Property partner in the firm's Houston office.
'BestCare Home Care Inc. Receives Registered Trademark for "BestCare Home Care Inc." (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
BestCare Home Care Inc., a leading provider in Home Health Care services in Northern Virginia, D.C., and Maryland announces the Trademark approval for their "Service Mark Principal Register" received from the United States Patent and Trademark office. Registration of the Trademark is effective March 17, 2009.
'Dior Can Use Trademark Rights to Block Discount Sales (Update1) (Bloomberg)
April 23 (Bloomberg) -- Christian Dior SA can sue two companies for trademark infringement that sold its products to discounters without consent as long as there?s damage to the company?s brand, the European Union?s top court said.
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