Trademark News for 19-Nov-2005
- 'News conference on Starbucks Corporation trademark postponed (Interfax)
*** The news conference by Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and trademarks B. Simonov, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Honorary President A. Volsky and other officials on trademark rights abuses and on Rospatent's resolution on the Starbucks Corporation trademark, which was due to take place at Interfax at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 17, has been postponed.
'Starbucks Wins Trademark Battle In Russia (KOMO)
Starbucks got the rights to their trademark after someone had already claimed the name and demanded money for it; paves the way for Starbucks to open shops in Russia.
'Mega Bloks wins Supreme Court decision on Lego trademark case (CBC News)
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that Mega Bloks does indeed have business in the playrooms of the nation, along with Lego. It marks the end of a long-running trademark battle between the Montreal-based Mega Bloks and Denmark's Lego.
'Mega Bloks Wins Canadian Trademark Case Against Lego (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Mega Bloks Inc., the world's second- biggest maker of toy building blocks, can continue to sell its blocks in Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled, dismissing a trademark violation claim by the Danish toymaker Lego AS.
'Mega Bloks wins Supreme Court decision on Lego trademark case (CBC)
Canada's highest court ruled unanimously Thursday that Mega Bloks does indeed have business in the playrooms of the nation, along with Lego. The Supreme Court of Canada decision marks the end of a long-running trademark battle between the Montreal-based Mega Bloks and Denmark's Lego.
'www.theage.com.au (The Age)
THE SBS coverage of the greatest event in the history of forever began, naturally, with a trademark soliloquy from Les Murray which fell somewhere in between blank verse and a new language.
'Schultz' Starbucks To Prevail In Russian Trademark Tussle (Forbes)
Former car-alarm salesman had appropriated chain's name.
'Starbucks Wins Trademark Fight in Russia ? Paper (Mosnews)
Starbucks Corp ., the world?s biggest coffee shop chain, has won a trademark fight over the ?Starbucks? name in Russia and is now free to enter the Russian market, the Reuters news agency reported citing Vedomosti business daily.
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