Trademark News for 22-Aug-2006
- 'Denver pops up on radar for regional patent office (Rocky Mountain News)
The U.S. Patent and trademark Office is considering the Denver area for a regional office but is still in the preliminary stages of the process.
'CHAV HEARTS BID BY ASDA (Daily Record)
SUPERMARKET giants Asda are making a bid to register the word "chav" as a trademark. If successful, the chain will secure exclusive use of the slang for their confectionery.
'Trouble With Trademarks: Bacardi's Victory in the Havana Club Trademark Fight Could Spell Trouble for Many Other U.S. (RedNova)
By Matthew Haggman, The Miami Herald Aug. 20--In 1918 the Aunt Jemima trademark was registered in Cuba, and even after Fidel Castro seized power in 1959, a steady stream of U.S. companies from Ace Hardware to United Airlines has continued to register their trademarks in the island nation.
'Profane trademark rejected (The Register)
Except for sex shop use A businessman has failed to win the right to register the term "screw you" as a wide-ranging European trademark because it is offensive. It can be used, but only for goods sold in sex shops, the European trademark authority has ruled.?
'Supermarket's 'chav' bid (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Supermarket giant Asda is attempting to keep up with contemporary British culture by registering the word "chav" as a trademark.
'V&T RRtrademark stuck in negotiation (Nevada Appeal)
Two different Virginia City business owners want the federal trademark to sell souvenirs for the famous Comstock-era railroad.
'Inland jewels (Detroit News)
Michigan's trademark natural feature -- lake water -- is a source of beauty and, in the minds of some, terror.
'Martin Short satirical stage show wildly uneven (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The quality of Martin Short's musical revue is well encapsulated by what has become his trademark pose. Hands on hips, staring off into the distance, he embraces the adulation of his audience while at the same time slyly mocking his need for it.
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