Trademark News for 01-Jun-2008
- 'Gold for Pistorius (News 24 South Africa)
Wearing his trademark Cheetah blades, double amputee runner Oscar Pistorius has won the 400m race at a Dutch Paralympic meet.
'Mother and Son Counterfit Ring Shut Down (WCBS 880 New York)
A mother and son are being accused of trademark counterfeiting after police say the mom left the scene of a car accident and went to her Long Island home, where officers tracked her down and found $100,000 in fake goods.
'Coke bottle wins trademark in Japan (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The familiar curvaceous shape of the Coca-Cola bottle is now officially registered as a trademark in Japan -- this nation's first such recognition of a three-dimensional bottle form devoid of any lettering.
'HS commission seeks dismissal of trademark attack (Pine Bluff Commercial)
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - The National Park Service has "long been aware" that the Hot Springs Advertising and Promotion Commission was using a trademarked "Hot Springs National Park Arkansas" logo, and the parks agency's effort to void that trademark should be rejected, the city panel has told the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
'Coca-Cola bottle ruled 3-D trademark (The Japan Times)
The Intellectual Property High Court has ruled that the Coca-Cola bottle can be recognized as a 3-D trademark because it is instantly distinguishable from other products, overturning an earlier decision by the Patent Office. It is the first time a Japanese court has ruled to recognize a product container as a trademark. Read the full story
'Malaysian firm registers 'Ponni' rice trademark (The Economic Times)
Malaysia has granted trademark rights of a popular non-Basmati rice variety grown in south India to a local trading firm, reminiscent of the US issuing patent on Basmati to RiceTec in 1997.
'Coca-Cola Bottle Wins Japanese Trademark (Manufacturing.net)
Familiar shape of the Coke bottle is now registered as a trademark in Japan -- this nation's first such recognition of a three-dimensional bottle form devoid of any lettering.
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