Trademark News for 25-Aug-2006
- 'Ugg-ly trademark fight comes to an end (The Age)
It's been an ugly fight .. but the battle over the trademark of the term ugg boots is over. -
'9th Circuit Rejects Claim That Judge Had Conflict in Trademark Cases (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Ninth Circuit Judge Harry Pregerson defended himself Tuesday against accusations that stock he owned created a financial conflict of interest in a pair of trademark cases he ruled on last year.
'Imperial Tobacco Buys Davidoff Cigarette Trademark (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Imperial Tobacco Group Plc, Europe's second-largest maker of cigarettes, bought the Davidoff cigarette trademark from Tchibo Holding AG for 540 million euros ($693 million) in cash.
'Imperial Tobacco buys Davidoff trademark for 540 million euros (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The British cigarette giant Imperial Tobacco said it had acquired the worldwide Davidoff cigarette trademark from German group Tchibo Holding for 540 million euros in cash.
'Imperial Tobacco Buys Davidoff Cigarette Trademark (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Imperial Tobacco Group Plc, Europe's second-largest maker of cigarettes, bought the Davidoff cigarette trademark from Tchibo Holding AG for 540 million euros ($693 million), avoiding an increase in royalty payments.
'WuXi PharmaTech Broadens its Trademark Protection (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
WuXi PharmaTech -- a leading provider of pharmaceutical R&D services in China announced today that it has obtained two additional trademark registration certificates -- "Yao Ming Kang De" , the Chinese name for WuXi PharmaTech, and "P" issued by the Chinese Trademark Office.
'Imperial tobacco Buys Davidoff Trademark (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC, one of the world's largest tobacco companies, said it bought the Davidoff cigarette trademark from Germany's Tchibo Holding AG for about $693 million in cash as it seeks to boost sales.
'Apple's 'Pod' Police Dropping Hammer on Trademark Offenders (E-Commerce Times)
If this tale were a summer horror movie, it might be called "When Apple Lawyers Attack." Or perhaps "The Pod Patrol." Apple Computer, beloved by designers, graphic artists and other creative types for its anti-establishment mythos, has been going after entrepreneurs for their use of the word "pod" in their businesses.
'Imperial Tobacco Buys Davidoff Trademark (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC, one of the world's largest tobacco companies, said it bought the Davidoff cigarette trademark from Germany's Tchibo Holding AG for euro540 million in cash as it seeks to boost sales.
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