Trademark News for 22-Mar-2007
- 'Wal-Mart Drops Request to Trademark 'EDLP' (Progressive Grocer)
MARCH 21, 2007 -- BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reportedly withdrew its application to trademark the acronym EDLP ("everyday low prices"), in response to protests from other retailers.
'Starbucks targeted by Boston nonprofit (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
On the day of its annual shareholders meeting in Seattle, Starbucks Corp. has been targeted by a Boston-based nonprofit that's working to help Ethiopian coffee farmers trademark their coffees.
'Tower Records Trademark, Web site Sold (News10 Sacramento)
A British Virgin Islands company has purchased the Sacramento based Tower Records trademark and Web site for $4.2 million, according to published reports.
'World-famous skaters come to Arena at Harbor Yard (Stamford Advocate)
Three-time national champion ice skater Michael Weiss is famous for his difficult moves. Every night in "Stars on Ice," he does nine triples and five backflips and, on special occasions, throws in his trademark "tornado," a full-twisting backflip.
'A-B wins trademark appeal (Belleville News-Democrat)
Another round in the centurylong dispute between Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. and Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar is settled, with the win going this time to the American beer-maker.
'Second gator found in Gary in two months (Chicago Tribune)
Though this city with its trademark smokestacks probably will never be mistaken for the Florida Everglades, Gary has a swamplike problem.
'Moonstruck locked in trademark fight with coffeeshop (The Oregonian)
They say that chocolate is for lovers, but it appears to be good for fighters, too. A legal and public relations squabble has broken out between Portland-based Moonstruck Chocolate Co. and Moonray Espresso Corp., a coffeehouse in the Seattle suburb of Duvall, Wash.
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