Trademark News for 29-May-2009
- 'United States Patent and Trademark Office Notification of 2009 Business Methods Partnership Meeting (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office)
The United States Patent and trademark Office (USPTO) announces the 2009 Business Methods Partnership Meeting to be hosted by the director and managers of the Business Methods workgroup. Members of the public are invited to attend the Partnership Meeting.
'Gameloft Sues ?Naked Cowboy? to Halt Trademark Claim (Update1) (Bloomberg)
May 27 (Bloomberg) -- Gameloft , Europe?s biggest maker of games for mobile phones, sued New York street performer Robert Burck, known as the ?Naked Cowboy,? to halt claims that its New York Nights game infringes Burck?s trademark.
'Most SEMs Prefer Google's New U.S. AdWords Trademark Policy (Search Engine Roundtable)
About a week ago, we asked our readers if they like or dislike the new AdWords trademark policy . The new policy gives some advertisers the ability to use trademarked terms in the ad copy. We asked our readers if they like the new policy and the majority do like it. Question:Do You Like Google's New AdWords Trademark Policy? :: Yes, About Time said 38 respondents or 64 :: No, This Is Bad said 20 ...
'City seeks to trademark poet's name (The Japan Times)
The government of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, has filed to register the name of local son and poet Chuya Nakahara as a trademark for snacks, stationery, beer, sake and Nakahara-related events, a city official said Thursday. The municipality, which runs a museum dedicated to the famous poet, filed the application with the Japan Patent Office in February to forestall infringement by other ...
'IGDA Board Member Langdell, IGF Mobile Nominee Edge, And A Sorry Trademark Tale (Gamasutra)
[In this analysis piece, Gamasutra publisher Simon Carless looks at the trademark infringement case against Mobigame's Edge to discover why Soul Edge never made it to the West under that name and the litigious habits of IGDA board member Tim Langdell.] So, browsing our sister iPhone game site FingerGaming.com just now, I was surprised to learn about 'Edge Pulled Over Alleged trademark ...
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