Trademark News for 26-Mar-2007

    'Patent watch (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
    The Patent and trademark Office recently issued the first patent under its accelerated examination program. The patent, for a printer ink gauge, was filed Sept. 29 and awarded to Brother International Ltd. March 13 -- 18 months faster than usual for ink cartridge technology.

    'Unflagging and powerful, King delivers trademark blues (Louisville Courier-Journal)
    B.B. King likes to slash and slide. Many of his guitar solos begin with a razor-sharp surge of notes, an abrupt pause, and silvery slide up or down the neck to a new position where a longer flurry of notes culminates in the firm pulse of his butterfly vibrato -- a sound so distinctive it ought to qualify for protection under intellectual property laws.

    'Donovan turns to Ric Flair for pep talk (Sports Illustrated)
    Billy Donovan has brought in numerous people to speak to his team during his tenure at Florida. You can now add the Nature Boy to the list. Former professional wrestler Ric Flair, whose nickname is "Nature Boy," visited the Gators' locker room prior to Friday's victory over Butler. Flair did his trademark "Woooooo" and walk, and his appearance really fired up the team. -- Florida Times-Union

    'Airlines roaring into Louisville with ad campaigns, low fares (BizJournals)
    During the past two weeks, Louisville television viewers have become acquainted with Frontier Airlines Inc.'s trademark "spokesanimals."

    'Drops, INTs highlight Vols' scrimmage (Sports Illustrated)
    Billy Donovan has brought in numerous people to speak to his team during his tenure at Florida. You can now add Ric Flair to the list. The legendary professional wrestler, whose nickname is "Nature Boy," visited the Gators' locker room prior to Friday's victory over Butler. Flair did his trademark "Woooooo!" shout, and his appearance really fired up the team. -- Florida Times-Union

    'Patent Filed for Breakthrough in Fish Farming (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
    Shine Holdings, Inc. filed a provisional patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for what it calls a "landmark oxygenation process for the fish farming and aquaculture markets." The method utilizes superfine bubbles of oxygen to increase and then maintain Dissolved Oxygen content in water for fish farming.

    'ANTs Granted U.S. Patent for Core, Lock-Free Database Technology (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
    BURLINGAME, Calif.----ANTs software inc. , a leader in compatible, high-performance SQL database management systems, today announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company a patent for a key component of the technology responsible for the ANTs Data Server's high-performance, lock-free operation.

    'David Bickford: A real family-friendly policy all politicians should support (New Hampshire Union Leader)
    WE HAVE TOO many children in poverty in this country," says Sen. Barack Obama on the stump. Hillary Clinton recently kicked off her own campaign by surrounding herself with her trademark visual: children. And Nancy Pelosi took over the House speakership also surrounded with children.

    'Bank loses lawsuit over its trademark (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
    WORCESTER - A federal judge yesterday turned aside a trademark infringement claim filed by Bay State Savings Bank, ruling that investment and insurance products sold by Bay-state Financial Services LLC predate any similar offerings marketed by the bank.

    'The Main Event (Daily Southtown)
    Grammy award-winning jazz legend George Duke will lend his trademark style and smoothness to fans gathered at Rich South's newly renovated state-of-the-art auditorium, 500 Sauk Trail, Richton Park, at 7:30 p.m. April 3. The concert is presented by the Rich South Music Department.


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