Trademark News for 14-Oct-2005
- 'Yamaha Files Copyright, Trademark Lawsuit (Los Angeles Times)
Yamaha Motor Corp. is suing two distributors of motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles and a dealership, accusing them of violating its copyright and trademark rights by selling Chinese-made knockoffs of Yamaha-brand vehicles.
'Bonal Technologies Black Magic(R) Receives Trademark Approval (The Auto Channel)
ROYAL OAK, Mich., Oct. 12, 2005 -- Bonal Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Bonal International, Inc. received trademark approval from the United States Patent and trademark Office for the Black Magic(R) product on July 12, 2005. Bonal applied for the trademark in May 2004. Black Magic uses Bonal's Meta-Lax(R) Stress Relief, a sub-harmonic stress relief technology for metal improvement solutions.
'Yamaha U.S.A. Files Trademark Infringement Suit (The Auto Channel)
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. filed suit yesterday in Los Angeles Federal Court against Yamoto Motor Corporation and Patriot Motorcycles Corporation (Pink Sheets:PMCY) for trademark infringement, trademark dilution, false designation of origin, false advertising, copyright infringement and unfair competition.
'Govt urged to thwart 'Made in Australia' trademark bid (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)
The New South Wales Government has raised concerns about an application to trademark the label "Made in Australia".
'Starbucks' move on Moscow stymied by trademark squatter (International Herald Tribune)
Trademark lawyers say a dozen or so individuals and companies are active in hoarding brand names and patents in Russia.
'Pinter Has Long Raged Against America (AP via Yahoo! News)
Deft silences are the trademark of Harold Pinter the playwright. But thunderous, sometimes obscene, rage is his style in politics.
'Govt urged to thwart 'Made in Australia' trademark bid (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The New South Wales Government has raised concerns about an application to trademark the label "Made in Australia". The Government says if the Commonwealth agency IP Australia approves the application, Australian manufacturers would be prevented from using the term to describe their products.
'VIETNAM'S NEW TEA TRADEMARK ONLY FIRST STEP: ASSOCIATION (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)
Regulations / Law Vietnamese tea carrying the national tea trademark "Che Vietnam" should comply with international quality standards to improve its competitiveness in the world market, according to the Vietnam Tea Association.
'Battle over Malibu Pier trademark clouds reopening (The Malibu Times)
An Agoura resident claims he owns the trademark to the Malibu Pier. The state is working to prove it has the right to use the name.
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