Trademark News for 24-Mar-2009

    'Intel responds to Psion countersuit (The Register)
    Liar, liar, portable handheld pants on fire? Intel has formally responded to Psion's countersuit, itself launched in response to a lawsuit from the chip giant in a bid to have Psion's Netbook trademark revoked.?

    'Numa Numa Guy Gets Down with GEICO Gecko (adrants)
    Remember Gary Brolsma, the Numa Numa Guy? Of course you do. Hoping to tie his lovable lip-syncing magic to a big brand, The Martin Agency tapped him to produce "Numa Numa Guy with GEICO," an amateur-style vid where he sings Somebody's Watchin' Me as GEICO's trademark gecko dances in the background.

    'It's Miller time in Sudan (CNN Money)
    London-based brewer SABMiller to open a new factory in semi-autonomous southern Sudan, the area's first brewery.

    'Federal Circuit Sides With PTO in Dispute Over Rules (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Friday in a split decision that the Patent and Trademark Office did not overstep its authority in adopting a set of new rules that some intellectual property lawyers say fundamentally alter patent practice and threaten innovation.

    'Search the Archives (The Daily Tar Heel)
    Despite combining for only 11 fouls in the first half, the physical play between the Tar Heels and Boilermakers defined the game from the onset. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. ? North Carolina usually has a lightening-fast style of play, thanks to its trademark breakneck pace.



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