Trademark News for 15-May-2008
- 'OMG! 'Gossip Girl' returns with more surprises, juicier drama (USA Today)
Hovering at the edge of the Gossip Girl schoolyard set wearing one of the Chuck's trademark candy-colored garments, Ed Westwick hops up and down, shaking out his arms like a boxer about to enter the ring. His foes? Two of TV's most, well, gossiped-about girls, Serena (Blake Lively) and Blair (Leighton Meester), the lead characters on the modestly rated but wildly buzzed- and blogged-about CW ...
'Wolfgang Puck Files Suit against New Restaurant for Trademark Infringement (Centre Daily Times)
World-renowned chef and restaurateur Wolfgang Puck filed a trademark infringement and unfair competition suit today in Los Angeles Superior Court against the owners and operators of "WOLFGANG'S STEAKHOUSE BY WOLFGANG ZWIENER."
'United States Patent and Trademark Office Denies Stinger's Reexamination Request of TASER International's Patent (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 13, 2008 -- TASER International, Inc. , a market leader in advanced electronic control devices, announced that the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office in an Office action dated May 7, 2008 denied the Request for Reexamination 90/010,003 of TASER International's U.S. patent 7,234,262 filed by Stinger Systems on the grounds that it lacks a substantial ...
'Canola fuel trademark rarely seen as US sales flounder (AG Weekly)
BISMARCK, N.D. - A trademark for canola-based biodiesel fuel that was the subject of an awkward industry tug of war a year ago is seldom seen because few U.S. retailers are selling the fuel.
'Craigslist Fires Back at eBay With Trademark and Unfair Competition Claims (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
What began as a boardroom tiff between two leading Internet companies has erupted into a spirited litigation battle. Two weeks after eBay sued Craigslist for diluting its stake in the privately held company, Craigslist has fired back with a suit of its own.
'Barnes & Thornburg ranks 15th for trademark registrations (The Indianapolis Star)
INDIANAPOLIS » Barnes & Thornburg ranked No. 15 in trademark registrations in 2007 out of 328 U.S. law firms ranked in the May issue of Intellectual Property Today. Trademark attorneys at B&T were listed as counsel of record for 485 trademarks issued last year. The ranking is the highest for any firm in Indiana, Barnes & Thornburg says. (Star report)
'Craigslist Sues eBay for Business Interference and Anti-Competitive Actions (AuctionBytes)
On a corporate blog post, Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster accused eBay of unlawful and unfair competition, misappropriation of proprietary information, deceptive passing-off, business interference, false advertising, phishing attacks, free-riding, trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and breaches of fiduciary duty.
'Sabahans running out of patience (The New Straits Times)
Sabah Umno deputy chief Datuk Mohd Shafie Apdal showed his trademark caution in an interview about the feelings of Sabahans being 'sidelined' in national development despite the state Barisan Nasional's stellar performance in the elections. The unity, culture, arts and heritage minister says he does not want to be seen as an agitator but concedes that Sabahans have waited a long time to have ...
'Deadline Nears for Reserving .me Domains (PC World)
Trademark-holders have until May 20 to register their company and product names under the new .me domain, which is being...
'Craigslist?s Countersuit Criticizes eBay?s Tactics (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
The online classifieds company filed a countersuit against minority owner eBay, accusing it of unfair competition, false advertising, trademark infringement and diluting the value of the Craigslist trademark.
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