ownership = hell

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...

Apple Faces iPad Name Battle: Japanese Fujitsu Claims Trademark

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...

NFL Who Dat Trademark: Saints Chat Song Banned From Merchandise

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?"...

McCurry: Malaysian Chicken Curry Won McDonald's Trademark Lawsuit

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...

Nokia Trademarks Xseries and Cseries Names for Future Devices

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...

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Lego Loses Its Trademark

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...

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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...

Charles Sobhraj ties the knot with his 20 yrs old Nepali Girlfriend

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...

[Crowd-powered] Program brings Web's collective wisdom to patent process

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) --...

So You Think You Can Dance Winner 2008

"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...

EBay Wins Lengthy Trademark Battle Against Tiffany

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...

EBay wins trademark battle against Tiffany

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,...

Firm sues Liberals for trademark infringement

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...

NBC's Tim Russert dies at 58 of heart attack

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...

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