Trademark News for 06-Nov-2006
- 'Starbucks ad rebuts Oxfam charge (Los Angeles Times)
NEW YORK ? Starbucks, the icon of U.S. coffee culture, strongly defended Sunday its business practices with poor coffee farmers around the world after it was accused of blocking the U.S. trademark application of coffee growers from Ethiopia.
'Arctic Monkeys going acoustic? (soundgenerator.com)
Arctic Monkeys. Picture: M. Bassett-Smith Arctic Monkeys could ditch their trademark sound for the band's new album and move towards acoustic songwriting, fronman Alex turner has revealed.
'1.00pm Monday November 6, 2006 (The New Zealand Herald)
NEW YORK - Starbucks, the icon of US coffee culture, today strongly defended its business practices with poor coffee farmers around the world after it was accused of blocking the US trademark application of coffee growers from Ethiopia.
'PeopleNet Programming Technology Earns a U.S. Patent (TruckingInfo.com)
11/6/2006 The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent to PeopleNet for its OTAP (Over-The-Air Programming) technology. OTAP enables PeopleNet to update software on truck-cab computers remotely wherever the vehicle might be.
'Nikki throws airport tantrum (Digital Spy)
Big Brother 7 housemate Nikki Grahame has reportedly thrown a trademark tantrum at Heathrow airport after she was refused entry to a VIP lounge. The Sun claims that the alleged incident took place on Friday, just days after Grahame won a National Television Award for 'Best Reality Show Contestant'.
'Remy Files Patent Infringement Lawsuits in United States Federal District Court for the District of Nevada (The Auto Channel)
ANDERSON, Ind., Nov. 3, 2006 -- Remy International, Inc., filed patent and trademark infringement lawsuits today in the United States Federal District Court for the District of Nevada, against four major original equipment manufacturers in the rotating electrical industry.
'iPolicy Networks Awarded Patent for Universal Application Decode Engine (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
FREMONT, Calif.----iPolicy Networks, provider of next-generation network security solutions, today announced that it has been granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and trademark Office for its universal application decode engine.
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