Trademark News for 05-Sep-2005
- 'Linus gets tough on Linux trademark | InfoWorld | Column | 2005-09-05 | By Neil McAllister
It's a competitor to Windows. But when you look closer the actual definition of what Linux really is can get a little murky. - 'No Marlboro livery for Ferrari
At the end of July we reported that Ferrari were allowed to run Marlboro livery for today's race at Monza. However that rule changed just before the weekend. - 'Museum of inventions
U.S. Patent exhibit explores everyday things PEZ DISPENSERS AND MORE: A visitor to the Alexandria Va. museum examines modern U.S. inventions and oddities including a display of Pez candy dispensers (in foreground). - 'Jet Airways buys JEPL trademarks for $7 m
Jet Airways India Ltd has said it has entered into agreements with Jet Enterprise Pvt Ltd (JEPL) for transfer of right title and interest in the 'Jet Airways' trademark for $7 million. SEBI has amended IPO norms favouring proportional allotment to institutional bidders. - 'The slogan here should stay here Las Vegas tourist board maintains
The five-word slogan turned out to be a marketing masterpiece a mantra that marked the unceremonious end of Las Vegas' family-friendly era and the full-scale resurrection of Sin City: "What Happens Here Stays Here." But keeping those words in Las Vegas has become a contentious matter. A potentially high-stakes lawsuit is unfolding in federal court in Reno over trademark rights to the famous phrase. - 'F1 Claims They Own 'Grand Prix'
Bernie Ecclestone has put a spanner in the works of the new 'Grand Prix Masters' category which will boast names like Nigel Mansell and Alain Prost. The F1 supremo's Formula One Licensing company has lodged opposition to the series' trademark application for the name according to The Independent.
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