Trademark News for 24-Dec-2005
- 'More Michigan business (Detroit Free Press)
NEWTON, Iowa -- Maytag Corp. shareholders Thursday approved the company's sale to rival appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. , marking the end of independence for the iconic home appliance maker that failed to overcome cheaper competitors and a waning of its trademark image for dependability.
'(Posted 12/24/2005) By Josh Rabinowitz for SkateboardDirectory.com (SkateboardDirectory.com)
At stake is whether Galfand owns the trademark to the term "Ollie" as used in the naming of commercial products.
'Your Trademark Sucks.com (CircleID)
Recent attention to the Eighth Circuit decision in Coca-Cola v. Purdy brings to mind the class of sometimes difficult cases involving the use of another?s trademark as a domain name for criticism.
'Mohave Daily News: News-front (Mohave Valley News)
Business ( top ) Shareholders approve sale of Maytag to Whirlpool NEWTON, Iowa (AP) - Maytag Corp. shareholders on Thursday approved the company's sale to rival appliance-maker Whirlpool Corp., marking the end of independence for the iconic home appliance maker that failed to overcome cheaper competitors and a waning of its trademark image for dependability.
'Damon's New Look: Short Hair and Pinstripes (New York Times)
Johnny Damon, his long trademark locks newly shorn, donned the blue pinstripes of his former archrival New York Yankees for the first time today.
'Evangelical group sues Google (CNN Money)
Jews for Jesus says blog hosted by the Internet search firm infringes on its trademark.
'Latest Google Trademark Suit Against Blogger (WebProNews)
Reuters has an interesting report that Google is being sued for trademark infringement - nothing new there - but this time its for allowing a Blogger to use a trademark on a blog hosted by Google's Blogspot service.
'Jews for Jesus Sues Google Over Blogger's Alleged Misuse of Trademark (E-Commerce Times)
A Christian evangelical group is suing Google for allegedly infringing on its trademark. Jews for Jesus, which publishes several evangelistic Web sites in its mission to reach Jews, is claiming that a Web log hosted through the search giant's Blogspot service is harming its reputation.
'Jews for Jesus Sues Google Over Blogger's Alleged Misuse of Trademark (TechNewsWorld.com)
This is not a new dilemma. The same issue has been raised with non-blog URLs in the past. In fact, Jews for Jesus won a similar case some years ago.
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