First i need to say the commercial/copyright racket/scam is exactly that. My old friend had to hunt through a book manually to search for a non-trademarked name for his band. If you can 'own' a trademark phrase like "i love you!", there is at least one thing definitely Wrong...
As Apple unveiled its brand new tablet iPad yesterday, many were skeptical about the choice of name. It is easily confusable with Apple's iPod, and, let's face it, has certain non-tech associations. But, today it...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 597 views | 12 recommendations | 1 comment
The NFL is cracking down on the unauthorized sales of merchandise bearing the famous "Who Dat?" line. It has already warned several Louisiana T-shirt shops that are selling merchandise bearing the slogan "Who Dat?"...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 7215 views | 2 recommendations | 24 comments
McDonald's has lost the 8-year lawsuit against Malaysian curry restaurant, McCurry. McDonald's argued that the "Mc" prefix constituted trademark infringement, the owner of McCurry insisted the "Mc" was abbreviation...
The world's biggest mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia, has recently filed applications for trademarks "Cseries" and "Xseries". The trademarks were filed in mid-April in Finland and Switzerland. They were filed in the smart phone category. Nokia has not announced what these...
Lego is no longer trademarked. The blockmaker was unsuccessful in its court case to prove that its distinctive knobs (which, as we all know, connect the blocks to each other, as well as facilitate the attachment...
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 2431 views | 23 recommendations | 19 comments
The object to grant patent is to encourage inventions and to secure that the inventions are worked in India on a commercial scale and to the fullest extent that is reasonably practicable without undue delay. It is...
opinion by sanfrasis1 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 107 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
Charles Sobhraj, once known as the “Bikini Killer” and “Serpent” is behind bar but that has not stopped him in falling in love with a 20-year-old Nepali girl Nihita Biswas and he even tied the knot with her on the very pious day of Hindus. However his marries has been...
created by Sanjay Jha | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 6410 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
AKA "Peer-to-patent", this process posts patent applications online for the public to review, helping to uncover cases of "prior art" and obvious ideas that shouldn't be patented, and helping the Patent Office to cut down on mistakes and through paperwork."WASHINGTON (AP) --...
"Joshua Allen, the 19-year-old, untrained hip-hop dancer was crowned So You Think You Can Dance winner on Fox’s Thursday evening two-hour finale. After two hours of fluff, which revisited Katee Shean and...
created by nirajan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 68558 views | 16 recommendations | 22 comments
Previous article written about eBay paying $61 million to Fashion Companies over sales of fake Good can be read here.With the recent courtroom defeat of eBay, there is finally a reason for them to celebrate as...
created by JeffHuang | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1090 views | 10 recommendations | 9 comments
Who should be the ones responsible for preventing trademark infringement? Tiffany's or Ebay. Tiffiany's is not the only one who has sued Ebay for negligence to prevent the sale of counterfeit goods. 2 weeks ago,...
created by jessica.lam | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 341 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
Update | - Three weeks after Canada's Liberal Party released its "green-shift" carbon plan, Toronto environmental consulting company Green-Shift Inc. is suing the Liberals $8.5 million for trademark...
created by julianw | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 658 views | 8 recommendations | 2 comments
Dead, they say is not a respecter of anyone, if not, Tim Russert would have been awarded such respect of living longer than today at least to be allowed to witness this forthcoming US presidential election that he has been a major player in the media industry. Russert was a...
created by Obi-Akpere | 3 years ago 285 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment