Trademark News for 30-Mar-2009

    'Dingdong Dantes's new Bench Body billboard unveiled (Philippine Entertainment Portal)
    Tila naging trademark na ng Bench ang pagsakay sa ferryboat habang ina-unveil ang giant billboard ni Dingdong.

    'On The House Headlines (Stuff)
    Has Worth jumped the camel? In TV sitcom parlance, to "Jump the Shark'' is to bomb. It was coined some 30 years ago when Happy Days finally went to the dogs after Fonzie was shown jumping over a shark on a pair of waterskis - while wearing his trademark leather jacket, of course.

    'Intellectual Property (Mondaq)
    On March 20, 2009, a panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a split decision in Tafas v. Doll regarding the US Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) attempt to promulgate four new rules that would effectively limit the availability of requests for continued examination (RCEs) and continuations, as well as the number of claims in an application.

    'Chinese brand confident of winning trademark dispute appeal in Germany (People's Daily)
    The final verdict in a lawsuit by hundreds-year-old Chinese beancurd brand Wangzhihe against a German supermarket is due April 23, a lawyer said Monday. According to Wolfgang Festl-Wietek, a lawyer for Wangzhihe, the dispute centers on whether OKAI, the supermarket that registered Wangzhihe's logo in Germany, is a competitor to the Chinese company, and whether Wangzhihe had marketing and sales ...

    'Apple Australia fights trademark battle over 'MacPro' (ZDNet)
    Apple's Australian division is currently fighting legal action on two fronts with one Federal Court trademark action and a separate case resuming next month against its former reseller, Buzzle Operations. Apple's Australian division is currently fighting legal action on two fronts, it was revealed today, with one Federal Court...

    'Beckham sets England caps mark in friendly (The Japan Times)
    WEMBLEY, England (AP) David Beckham is all by himself when it comes to appearances by a non-goalkeeper on England's national team. Now, he has just Peter Shilton to catch, and he could do it at next year's World Cup. Beckham entered his 109th international game at the start of the second half Saturday and set up goal with a trademark cross in a 4-0 exhibition victory over Slovakia at Wembley ...

    '120 strong Vietnam trademarks awarded (Nhân Dân)
    Nhan Dan/VNA ? As many as 120 enterprises across the country have been presented with Strong Trademark Awards, jointly held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade?s Trade Promotion Department and Vietnam Economic Times.

    'David Beckham establishes England appearance record at Wembley (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
    WEMBLEY, England. - David Beckham broke England's appearance record for a non-goalkeeper Saturday and set up goal with a trademark cross in a 4-0 exhibition soccer victory over Slovakia.


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