Trademark News for 18-Aug-2006
- 'Bitter battle over trademark ends (Drinks Business Review)
Edinburgh Brewing Company has won the right to use the name Edinburgh Pale Ale as a trademark after a legal battle against rival Scottish brewer Caledonian Brewery.
'Magma Claims Favorable Patent Ruling (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Magma Design Automation Inc., whose software aids chip design, said Thursday the U.S. Patent and trademark Office rejected all the claims in a patent of competitor Synopsys Inc., the focus of a dispute between the two companies.
'Arkema Awarded Patent For Key Innovation Behind Plexiglas® Frosted Acrylic Sheet And Resin Products (PlasticsNet)
Altuglas International, a business of Arkema and maker of the innovative Plexiglas® brand of acrylic sheet and resin products, recently announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted Arkema U.S. Patent 7,067,188, entitled "Polymeric Articles Having a Textured Surface and Frosted Appearance"
'Aspect Software awarded patent for web-based technology (CIOL)
NEW DELHI: Aspect Software Inc . today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office have awarded the company a new patent for a dynamic help option for Internet customers.
'RUM WAR HEATS UP OVER HAVANA CLUB TRADEMARK (The Tocqueville Connection)
MIAMI, Aug 18, 2006 (AFP) - The well-dressed crowd swayed to tropical jazz and the Cuba-chic mood was tinged with a touch of nostalgia as exiles sipped Havana Club, a famed rum now at the center of a bitter trademark dispute.
''Vice' game has movie feel but isn't right for platform (Detroit News)
Michael Mann's movie adaptation of "Miami Vice" (a TV series he helped create) was a fresh look at the Crockett-and-Tubbs cop duo and, of course, had all the trademark "Mann" looks all over it. Although he had nothing to do with "Miami Vice: The Game," it impresses in its ability to bring the stylized drama and action to the PSP.
'Magma says PTO rejects Synopsys claim in patent dispute (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Magma Design Automation Inc. said Thursday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected all the claims in a Synopsys Inc. patent that has been at the center of a dispute between the two companies.
'U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Rejects Claims in Synopsys Patent, Magma Announces (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Aug. 17, 2006--The U.S. Patent and trademark Office today rejected all the claims in Synopsys Inc.'s patent number 6,378,114 , calling into question the validity of the patent, Magma® Design Automation Inc. said in a statement today.
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