Trademark News for 11-Sep-2005

    'Clooney's Film Among Contenders in Venice
    Much of the excitement during the two-week festival has been generated by U.S. films such as Clooney's black-and-white movie set in the McCarthy era of the early 1950s.

    'IT'S CALLED A BREAKUP BECAUSE IT'S BROKEN: THE SMART GIRL'S BREAKUP BUDDY
    It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Breakup Buddy Comedian/dating advice guru Behrendt (co-author of "He's Just Not That into You") and his wife share breakup horror stories in his trademark you-go-girl voice. This more practical work probes Greg's alcohol-fueled attempts to win a woman back and the decline of Amiira's first marriage then offers suggestions like avoiding your ex for 60 days and tossing his stuff.

    'Miller escapes with title (David R. Sands / )
    Employing his trademark rope-a-dope technique FM Daniel Miller took his third Virginia state title in a row and fourth overall at the 69th annual state championship held Labor Day weekend in Springfield. Surviving a series of dicey positions Miller wen

    'Vegas defends rights to popular ad slogan
    LAS VEGAS - 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.

    'Russian Copycat Dons H&M Mantle
    OOO H&M International a Russian company that owns the rights to the H&M brand in Russia is looking for franchisees to open shops in Moscow and St. Petersburg Boris Kostyrin general director of OOO H&M said Friday.

    'Yo brah these cities are so bubbles!
    SANTA CRUZ Calif. (AP) Brah the suits are acting like groms! (Translation from surf slang: My friend government officials are acting like children!) For about 15 years Santa Cruz in the north and Huntington Beach in the south have both called themselves ``Surf City.'' But late last year Huntington Beach made a legal move to trademark the name ``Surf City USA'' after the 1963 Jan and Dean hit. Santa Cruz refused to be snaked.

    'California towns battle for the name 'Surf City USA'
    SANTA CRUZ California Brah the suits are acting like groms! (Translation from surf slang: My friend government officials are acting like children!) For about 15 years Santa Cruz in California's north and Huntington Beach in the state's south have both called themselves "Surf City." But late last year Huntington Beach made a legal move to trademark the name "Surf City USA" after the 1963 Jan ...


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