Trademark News for 01-Aug-2006
- 'Meat Loaf resolves "Bat out of Hell" suit (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Veteran rocker Meat Loaf has resolved a dispute with songwriter Jim Steinman over trademark rights to "Bat Out of Hell," dropping a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over the title of the best-selling 1977 album.
'AIG sues Starr over trademark (The Royal Gazette)
NEW YORK (Bloomberg) ? American International Group Inc. sued C.V. Starr & Co., saying the insurance agency run by former AIG Chief Executive Officer Maurice (Hank) Greenberg is infringing a trademark.C.V. Starr?s American International Marine Agency Inc., which insures boats and cargo, said last month it will no longer sell AIG insurance and will start marketing policies from other companies
'OSU wins in trademark case (The Lantern)
The United States District Eastern Supreme Court for Louisiana ruled Monday that a school's color scheme - such as Ohio State's scarlet and gray - is a protected trademark because of its wide-spread recognition. The ruling held defendant Smack Apparel liable for intentional trademark infringement.
'Gay Groups Try To Trademark 'Pride' (365Gay.com)
(Vancouver, British Columbia) Canada's gay and lesbian organizations want to trademark the word Pride, leading to a fight that is taking on Olympic proportions among gay activists.
'Bat Out of Hell flies again (Sydney Morning Herald)
Meat Loaf going like a bat out of hell at a gig in 2002. Photo: AP Photo/The Brainerd Daily Disp Veteran rocker Meat Loaf has resolved a dispute with songwriter Jim Steinman over trademark rights to "Bat Out of Hell," dropping a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over the title of the best-selling 1977 album.
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