Trademark News for 04-May-2009
- 'Pepsico India moves SC over 'Aquafina' trademark issue (Business Standard India)
Cola giant Pepsico India Holdings has approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to use the pictorial display of 'snow-capped mountain' on its packaged drinking water 'Aquafina'.
'Woolley says Mine That Bird may skip Preakness (AP via Yahoo! News)
Bennie Woolley Jr. swears his trademark black cowboy hat is not a fashion statement, that he's not some renegade trainer from New Mexico bent on setting the horse racing world on its ear.
'Google & Others Sued Over Android Trademark (Slashdot)
suraj.sun tips news that Google and 47 other companies are being sued over use of the "Android" name. Eric Specht of Android Data alleges that Google "stole first and asked questions later." According to The Register, "Google applied for a trademark for Android in October of 2007, but had that application denied in February of 2008. The USPTO's reasoning for the denial was simple: Since both ...
'Google revises trademark policy for Middle East and North Africa (AME Info)
Google, today announced that its trademark complaint investigations will no longer result in Google monitoring or restricting keywords for ads served to users in the Middle East and North Africa.
'Pepsico India moves SC over 'Aquafina' trademark issue (Central Chronicle)
Agencies New Delhi, May 3 : Cola giant Pepsico India Holdings has approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to use the pictorial display of 'snow-capped mountain' on its packaged drinking water 'Aquafina'.
'Google revises Trademark deal (AME Info)
Google has announced that its trademark complaint investigations will no longer result in Google monitoring or restricting keywords for ads served to users in the Mena region.
'Malaysian Chicken Curry vs. the Big Mac (Malaysia Today)
In a world where corporate giants and the ?big boys? typically roll over the underdog, I must admit it was heart-warming to see the story of Kanages Suppiah?s court victory against the McDonald?s corporation over the former?s use of the name ?McCurry? for his restaurant . Apparently claiming exclusive trademark rights to the prefix ?Mc,? the corporate giants had gone after a regular proprietor ...
'Seminar scheduled on trademarks (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
If your company isn?t getting noticed, maybe its trademark doesn?t sizzle. Maybe you haven?t even registered a trademark and don?t know why you should - or where to begin. A trademark is a word, words or symbol that uniquely identifies your company with the products or services that it provides. The Women?s Business Center at New Visions, New Ventures in downtown Richmond is conducting a seminar ...
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