Trademark News for 16-Nov-2005
- 'PUBPAT Challenges Data Compression Patent to Protect JPEG Format (LinuxElectrons)
NEW YORK ? The Public Patent Foundation ("PUBPAT") filed a formal request with the United States Patent and trademark Office today to revoke Compression Labs Inc.'s ("CLI") patent on data compression that the company is widely asserting against an international standard for the electronic sharing of photo-quality images.
'Eidos comes under fire over Zero Tolerance trademark (gamesindustry.biz)
The former president of US developer Technopop has accused Eidos Interactive of trademark infringement, claiming that the publisher has no right to use the name Zero Tolerance - the title of Technopop's 1994 Sega Genesis title.
'BLOOMBERG SUES SHANGHAI FIRMS OVER TRADEMARK VIOLATION (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)
Banking / finance Bloomberg is sueing two Shanghai-based companies for trademark violation.
'Native Hawaiians seek cultural trademark for art (BizJournals)
A hui of Native Hawaiians wants to create a cultural trademark to protect their arts and crafts from cheap imitations or knockoffs.
'TOKYO TOON TIME (Miami Herald)
Doonesbury and Peanuts, make way for ``manga.'' Come January, the Sunday funnies of several major North American newspapers will have doe-eyed women in frilly outfits, effeminate long-haired heroes and other trademark images of the Japanese style of cartoons.
'Citizens First Bank shows appreciation for its customers (Villages Daily Sun)
THE VILLAGES - The Main Street branch of Citizens First Bank resembled a fall festival Tuesday as the bank celebrated its Customer Appreciation Day with autumn colors and balloons, along with a decorated cake, cookies, apple cider and the bank's trademark offerings of large red apples and freshly popped popcorn.
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