Trademark News for 09-Jan-2006

    'Kmart dodges gross receipts, but must pay income taxes (BizJournals)
    The New Mexico Supreme Court has finally settled a tax appeal by Kmart Corp. that languished for nearly four years, issuing an end-of-year decision that bolstered the state's ability to impose income taxes on outside corporations, but also exempted the company from paying gross receipts tax on a disputed trademark deal.

    'Deckers Charges Madden With Infringement (Sporting Goods Business)
    JANUARY 09, 2006 -- Deckers Outdoor filed a lawsuit in the US District Court in Los Angeles alleging trademark and trade dress infringement by national footwear retailer Steven Madden, Ltd., dba "Steve Madden Stores."

    'High culture in Springfield (NorthJersey.com)
    Tom Wolfe is screaming. He screams softly, this Southern gentleman, his trademark white suit unwrinkled, his spats unwavering even as a giant granite boulder hurtles down upon him. It looks to be the end of the pioneering New Journalism author of "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test."

    'A tale of two Kellys: Benefits firm, bike shop settle dispute (BizJournals)
    Kelly & Associates Insurance Group, facing claims that it had infringed on a trademark, asked a federal judge last month to rule in its favor.

    'EA Renews System Shock Trademark (IGN PC)
    Nothing to get too excited about but still... January 9, 2006 - While fans of the System Shock series eagerly await Irrational's BioShock, the highly-anticipated "spirtual successor" to the original System Shock series, Electronic Arts has recently renewed its trademark for the "System Shock" name which has led some to speculate that a new game in the seminal first-person action/RPG series is in

    'TECHNICAL (New York Post)
    to send comments. NEW YORK POST is a registered trademark of NYP Holdings, Inc. NYPOST.COM, NYPOSTONLINE.COM, and NEWYORKPOST.COM are trademarks of NYP Holdings, Inc. Copyright 2006 NYP Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.

    'Legislature's session opens with quick action (AccessNorthGA)
    Leaders of Georgia's House and Senate gaveled the 2006 Legislature to order Monday morning, promising a quick election-year session before launching into a handful of what are expected to be the year's trademark issues.

    'Integreo Announces Name Change To Zavata (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
    (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2006--Integreo today announced that it has changed its corporate name to Zavata, Inc. Due to a recent court ruling on unintentional trademark infringement with a similarly named Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) entity, the Company must change its recently chosen name. "We were initially disappointed with the

    'GTC Biotherapeutics Receives Notice of Allowance on Transgenic Production Patent (RedNova)
    GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc. ("GTC", Nasdaq: GTCB) announced today that the United States Patent and trademark Office has issued a Notice of Allowance for the claims in its patent application 07/938,322 covering the production of therapeutic proteins in the milk of transgenic mammals.



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