Trademark News for 12-Jun-2008

    'BRILLIANT BREVITY (New York Post)
    WINNERS at the Webby Awards, given the other night for Internet excellence, included Lorne Michaels and director Michael Gondry, who both gave the show's trademark five-word speeches. "Keyboards are full of germs," said Gondry, who won Webby Film &...

    'Fiji Opposes Canadian 'Fiji Ocean' Fish Trademark (Scoop.co.nz)
    A Notice of Opposition has been given to the proposed registration of the trademark 'FIJI OCEAN'.in Canada. The Fiji Embassy in Washington has opposed the proposed trade mark registration which was advertised in the Trade Marks Journal dated March 5, 2008.

    'EU court rejects O2 claim over Hutchison 3G ads (AFP via Yahoo! News)
    A European court rejected on Thursday a claim by mobile phone group O2 that Hutchison 3G had infringed its trademark in a British advertising campaign comparing the prices of the two rivals services.

    'Swiss Army Knife Launches the Age of the Multitool (Wired News)
    : Photo: Courtesy Victorinox The first spring-loaded Swiss Army knife, the Offiziersmesser , included a single knife blade, two screwdrivers, a can opener and an awl punch. When it was registered as a trademark by Swiss-blade-craftsman Carl Elsener 111 years ago, no one would have believed that his simple multifunctional tool would dominate the survival/useful gadget market for more than a ...

    'BSK & Tech Files for Trademark Image N (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
    LAS VEGAS----BSK and Tech has filed its application for a trademark "Image N" and was assigned serial number 77472588 for its submission. This trademark will help facilitate brand recognition of its 3D technology in the personal mobile devices market.

    'RP's trademark, patent database to go online soon (GMA News)
    MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine government will digitize its database for registered patents, allowing the public, especially prospective inventors, to access two million pages of trademark information through the internet.

    'O2 loses bubble trademark battle (BBC News)
    Mobile phone firm O2 loses a four-year court battle with Hutchison 3G for using its bubbles trademark in adverts.

    'search (Norwalk Advocate)
    Web Search powered by YAHOO! For a movie called "The Happening," not much happens. M. Night Shyamalan effectively delivers the usual broody air of foreboding that has been a trademark of his hits ("The Sixth Sense" and "Signs") and misses ("Lady in the Water" and "Unbreakable").

    'Registration Opens: Our Seattle Mixer/Panel on June 26 (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)
    Registration for our Seattle ContentNext mixer on June 26th is now open. Along with our trademark evening mixer, we also have an editorial keynote and panel prior to the networking, and the topic, as we mentioned before, is "Mobile Advertising, With 4G On The Way".

    'Need to focus on GI in fight to reverse Ponni trademark (The Economic Times)
    The fate of the famous Ponni variety of rice, now registered under Malaysian trademark Act by Malaysia's Syarikat Faiza, has once again exposed India?s weakness in guarding the IPR of its traditional agricultural produce.


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