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Trademark News for 03-Sep-2005

  • 'Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties Names New Vice President
  • Raleigh NC September 2 2005 Billie Redmond President of Coldwell Banker Commercial trademark Properties has announced that Kristine Gibson has joined the firm as Vice President of Corporate Services. In this position Gibson will manage the firms new service area which is focused on multi-market locations and work with sales leasing and asset management while developing transaction opportunities with the firms national affiliates.

  • 'Banks Agree to Settle Battle of Cathays
  • A bank by any other name just wouldnt be a bank. The Taiwanese-based financial institution called Cathay United Bank has agreed to settle a trademark lawsuit filed by Los Angeles-based Cathay Bank.

  • 'Snoop Dogg Sues Car Dealership Over Ads
  • Snoop Dogg Seeks $2 Million From Car Dealership He Accuses of Misappropriating His Image Rapper Snoop Dogg performs during the Amsterjam music festival on New York's Randall's Island on Aug. 20 2005. He is seeking $2 million from a car dealership that he accuses of having misappropriated his image and speech pattern in its advertisements.

  • 'Houston?s Number One Mattress Dealer!
  • *All Fingers customers are eligible for free Health-Rest delivery; deliveries must be made to our normal daily delivery areas. Tempur-Pedic only offers free delivery in certain limited instances to some of its customers. See store for further details. “health-rest” is a federally registered trademark of Restonic Corporation. Finger Furniture Co. Inc. is a distributor of Restonic Corporation “health-rest” mattresses. ††”Tempur-Pedic” is a federally registered trademark of Dan-Foam APS of Denmark. Neither Finger Furniture Co. Inc. ...

  • 'Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent suing Philadelphia car dealership over ads
  • In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court the 33-year-old rapper born Calvin Broadus alleges that the Gary Barbera Enterprises ads constitute trademark infringement since they use verbiage that is "confusingly similar to the Snoop Dogg trademark." .

  • 'Las Vegas to Discuss Trademark Sale
  • LAS VEGAS The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has scheduled two special committee meetings to discuss potential policy changes in the wake of last year's controversial $1 sale of the "What happens here stays here" trademark. The first gathering is set for Tuesday when the four participating board members will further address this month's report by the law firm Morrison & Foerster.

  • 'Snoop Dogg seeks $2 million from car dealership he accuses of misappropriating his image
  • In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court the 33-year-old rapper born Calvin Broadus alleges that the Gary Barbera Enterprises ads constitute trademark infringement since they use verbiage that is "confusingly similar to the Snoop Dogg trademark." The ads show Snoop next to the words "Is Bar-BIZZLE The SH-izzle?" One ad is similar to his line in a recent Chrysler TV commercial with Lee Iacocca: "If the ride is more fly then you must ...

  • 'Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties Names Vice President of Corporate Services
  • Raleigh NC - Billie Redmond President of Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties has announced that Kristine Gibson has joined the firm as Vice President of Corporate Services. In this position Gibson will manage the firm?s new service area which is focused on multi-market locations and work with sales leasing and asset management while developing transaction opportunities with the firm?s national affiliates.

  • 'Aruba's Natural Coral Bridge Trademark Tourist Attraction Collapses
  • The coral bridge which was 25 feet (7.3 meters) high and spanned 100 feet (30 meters) across a cove in the western coast fell shortly before dawn said Tourism Minister Edison Briesen. The cause was not immediately known he said.

  • 'Snoop Dogg sues over car ads
  • Broaddus alleges that the Gary Barbera Enterprises ads constitute trademark infringement since they use verbiage that is “confusingly similar to the Snoop Dogg trademark.” The ads show Snoop next to the words “Is BarBIZZLE The SHizzle?” Rapper has filed a similar lawsuit against Barbera. Barbera marketing director is suing a car dealership for $2 million for allegedly misappropriating his image and speech pattern in its ads. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court ...


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