Trademark News for 24-Oct-2005
- 'David Gray (Bayinsider)
Through his emotional tales of anger and passion, love, and solitude, British songwriter David Gray has developed a trademark style that mixes fiery intensity with tender poignancy.
'Comic on song to raise charity cash (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Comic Peter Kay's nightclub boss character Brian Potter ditched his trademark wheelchair during a charity sing-along to raise money for a children's hospital.
'LEADING-EDGE LAW: Google's ad program has a cloudy day in court (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Is it legal to purchase a Google AdWords ad triggered by someone else's trademark? If so, is it legal to use that trademark in your ad?
'Stella McCartney: Mass and class (International Herald Tribune)
Anyone with a few bucks can buy the latest Stella McCartney design in their local Hennes Vamp; Mauritz store.
'Taking chances pays off for TV production duo (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
One of the first pitch meetings Greer Shephard and Michael Robin took after uniting as producing partners in 1998 was with a dynamic young writer who had no produced credits, only a charming spec script dubbed "Why Can't I Be Audrey Hepburn?"
'Pink ribbon ads anger cancer groups (CBC New Brunswick)
Cancer groups in New Brunswick say a national billboard campaign is misleading women and possibly violating trademark rules with ads claiming abortions can lead to breast cancer. The anti-abortion group Life Canada is sponsoring the campaign, which launched earlier this month.
'Fox trademark: Close-up shots (Chicago Tribune)
We're ready for your close-up, Mr. Clemens. With Roger Clemens struggling during the second inning, the cameras panned in tight. We're talking you-could-see-between-his-whiskers tight.
'Court restrains trader from using trademark (Ghanaweb.com)
Accra, Oct. 22, GNA - An Accra Fast Track High Court on Friday restrained a trader from using a trademark of a company to import items. The Court restrained Mr Kwabena Mireku from using the trademark "White Cat" of Beatex Enterprise, which is owned by Mr Edmund Akoto-Bamfo to import products.
'Bright Things plc Receives Notice of Allowance for U.S. Patent on Interactive DVD Technology (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Bright Things plc, the developer of an educational DVD games console, Bubble, and associated software titles for the pre-school market, has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its patent application entitled "Remote Control for Providing Interactive DVD Navigation Based on User Response."
'Mattel goes to Supreme Court in effort to extend Barbie's trademark aura (Canada.com)
OTTAWA (CP) - Move over Malibu Barbie and Ballerina Barbie - now there's Litigious Barbie. Can Prima Donna Barbie be far behind? Toymaking giant Mattel Inc. was in the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday arguing for a sweeping extension of the Barbie trademark.
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