Trademark News for 19-Mar-2009
- 'U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Grants Reissue of Certification for Lumension(TM) Patch Fingerprinting Patent (Marketwire)
SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - March 18, 2009) - The U.S. Patent and trademark Office issued a Notice of Intent to issue a reexamination certificate for all claims submitted for U.S. Patent No. 6,990,660, concluding that all reexamined claims tied to the Lumension Security, Inc. ("Lumension") patent are enforceable. The patent, which is a key technological element underlying the Lumension Patch ...
'U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Grants Reissue of Certification for Lumension(TM) Patch Fingerprinting Patent (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
The U.S. Patent and trademark Office issued a Notice of Intent to issue a reexamination certificate for all claims submitted for U.S. Patent No. 6,990,660, concluding that all reexamined claims tied to the Lumension Security, Inc. patent are enforceable. The patent, which is a key technological element underlying the Lumension Patch and Remediation line of products, entered the reexamination ...
'US Patent & Trademark Office reissues patent to Pfizer's Lipitor (PharmaBiz)
Pfizer Inc announced that the US Patent & Trademark Office has granted reissue patent RE40667, relating to Lipitor.
'U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Issues Notice of Intent to Issue Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate Relating to ... (Marketwire)
SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - March 18, 2009) - On February 12, 2009, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a Notice of Intent to Issue Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate. The Notice provides that over 50 claims of Lumension's U.S. Patent to its proprietary patching technology (i.e., U.S. Patent No. 6,990,660) are considered patentable, as amended. The '660 patent, which relates to a key ...
''OBX' not valid trademark (Outer Banks Sentinel)
The US Court of Appeals, Eastern District of North Carolina, has upheld a lower court's ruling that the use of "OBX" is a "geographically descriptive abbreviation that has no secondary meaning and therefore is not a valid trademark."
'U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Grants Reissue Patent Relating To Lipitor (PharmaceuticalOnline)
Pfizer Inc announced today that the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has granted reissue patent RE40667, relating to Lipitor. The company had applied for the reissue patent in January 2007, in order to correct a technical defect in the '995 enantiomer patent for atorvastatin calcium, the salt form of atorvastatin sold as Lipitor.
'Apple looks to trademark Genius logo for iTunes (MacNN)
Apple has applied to extend the coverage of its Genius logo trademark, filings from the US Patent and Trademark Office show. The trademark was originally sought after in 2007, but only in reference to the Genius Bar found in Apple Stores and other related services. An updated trademark would also cover Genius playlists and sidebars, currently used for video and music in iTunes....
'Google, LVMH Spar Over Keyword Trademark Rights at Top EU Court (Bloomberg)
March 17 (Bloomberg) -- Louis Vuitton told the European Union?s highest court that Google Inc. doesn?t have the right to sell trademark-protected names to advertisers that trigger ?sponsored links? when the name is used in an Internet search.
'NCAA mounts full-court press on trademark violations (Los Angeles Times)
Using 'March Madness' in an ad without authorization could prompt a letter from a lawyer. March Madness tips off today, and college basketball's lawyers have their game faces on.
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