Trademark News for 05-May-2006
- ''West Point' Off Limits to Anti-War Alums (ABC News)
Army Wants Anti-War Alums to Stop Using West Point Name; trademark Is Cited
'Nigeria: Nigeria's Trademark Laws: in Dire Need of Complete Overhaul (AllAfrica.com)
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'Commission Files Comments with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Proposed Rules Governing Continuation Practice (Federal Trade Commission)
Filing of Commission comments: The Commission has filed comments with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) regarding proposed rules governing continuation practice.
'Wii Trademark Found (Kotaku)
Bad news for those of us who were hoping that the lack of a Wii trademark indicated a Nintendo marketing conspiracy to change the name back to the Revolution come E3. The trademark database has been...
'Overture, Geico Settle Trademark Lawsuit (GigaLaw.com)
Paid listings provider Overture quietly settled a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by insurance company Geico, MediaDailyNews has learned. The details of the settlement are confidential, but will not require Overture to change any of its business practices, said an Overture spokeswoman.
'Tiger Direct Files Trademark Lawsuit Against Apple (GigaLaw.com)
Apple Computer has been hit with a trademark infringement lawsuit, alleging that its newly released Mac operating system, nicknamed Tiger, encroaches on the name of online computer reseller Tiger Direct.
'Wii trademark surfaces, naysayers wiip (Addict 3D)
Remember last Thursday when some disappointed Wii (née Revolution) fanboys got to thinking, "Hey! There's no trademark on file! It's got to be a publicity stunt! Viva la Revolution!"?
'U.S. Patent Office Confirms Wii Trademark (Gamasutra)
With the name for Nintendo's next generation console proving as controversial as Nintendo likely intended - and resulting in considerable media coverage as a result - it has emerged that the name Wii is now registered as an official trademark of the company. Some online fans had speculated that the name could be a smokescreen created in the run up to E3, with the real name being revealed at
'Statement by AARP on Settlement of Dispute Involving the Use of the AARP Trademark by Choicepoint Inc. (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Following is a statement by AARP on the settlement of a dispute involving the use of the AARP trademark by ChoicePoint Inc.
'Army wants anti-war alums to stop using West Point name; trademark is cited (North County Times)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Army warned an anti-war group of former U.S. Military Academy cadets to stop using the words "West Point" in its name, saying they are trademarked.
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