Trademark News for 03-Dec-2005
- 'Chinese companies sued for trademark infringement (AdJab)
Filed under: Gripes Two Chinese companies are being told to pay 300,000 yuan to Hennessy Cognac, a French company, for trademark infringement. Both Zhuhai Xiangmutong Trading Co and Xiamen Golden Huanya Food Co have been selling a faux French cognac under the name Hanlissy, which a court found to be close enough in pronunciation to "Hennessy" to be considered trademark infringement. The
'Kilpatrick Stockton Boosts N.Y. Head Count by Adding IP Partners (Law.com)
Atlanta's Kilpatrick Stockton has added three intellectual property partners in New York, substantially boosting its presence in the market. Two of the partners, Lisa Pearson and Georges Nahitchevansky, were partners at New York copyright and trademark law boutique Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu.
' Playboy lite heading to India (Express India)
Playboy is in talks to launch a men's magazine in India, but one that does not include its trademark nudes or even its name, Chief Executive Christie Hefner said.
'Zhu: Looking for 'something simple' (International Herald Tribune)
The works produced lately by Beijing artist Zhu Wei, one of China's most financially successful young artists, feature his trademark caricaturelike figures and an attitude that is somewhere between kitsch, pop and reverence for the classics.
'Blackberry Maker Gets Small Boost in Battle Over Patents (RedNova)
By The Associated Press The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued another preliminary rejection against one of the patents BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. was found to have violated.
'RIM Makes Progress in BlackBerry Battle (AP via Yahoo! News)
Research In Motion Ltd. appears to have drawn a small boost in the BlackBerry patent battle after several setbacks as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued another preliminary rejection against one of the patents RIM was found to have violated.
'Trading standards war on fakes (Wanstead and Woodford Guardian)
A TEAM of trading standards officers, police and trademark holders raided stalls holding counterfeit designer wear.
'A Sweet and Sour Taste of BlackBerry (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)
If you've been following the ongoing brouhaha between Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM - News) and privately held NTP, you have my sympathies. The he-said he-said has been characterized by a particularly confusing string of rulings by Federal courts and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). It didn't get any easier this week.
'CHINA: Chery faces another trademark battle (just-auto)
Article Summary: Having recently settled a piracy dispute with General Motors, Chery Automobile now is facing another trademark battle - this time from a Chinese instant messaging company, local reports said on Thursday.
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