Intellectual Property News

Trademarks

Gigantic Goes After MDC's We Are Gigantic For Trademark Infringement
Why Two Museums Are Now Going at It Hammer and Tongs

Copyrights

U.S. Appeals Court Hears Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Beyonce
RIAA Awarded $222,000 from First Individual Copyright Infringment Trial

Patents

Court seems to favor TiVo in patent battle
U.S. Patent Office Hopes 5-Year Plan Will Fix Application Backlog

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Trademark News

Google Ad Trademark Suit Dismissed

Hanes Sues American Apparel

Lulu Hates Hulu

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Trademark News

Google Sued for Trademark Infringement by American Airlines Over Sponsored Ads

L’Oréal Cleared of Trademark Infringement

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The USPTO Got Served

Four lawyers and/or inventors are suing the US Government "over their appointment of an unqualified 2nd in command to the critically important Patent and Trademark Office."

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Trademark News

Well, it's been quite awhile for an update - my apologies to my readers. Business has been good, obviously, so unfortunately my blog has been in the back of the back burner. I know I've got some questions to answer for folks & I promise to do so ASAP.

Here's what's going on in the world of trademark news:

Doc Wins Preliminary Injunction for Cookie Diet

Fifa Applies for 2010 Trademark Control

Dykes on Bikes is Inoffensive, says the USPTO

Small Business Owner Wins $15 Million from Land O'Lakes

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Here's what's going on in the intellectual property world:

Trademarks

Vista Trademark Holder Sues Microsoft
USPTO Celebrates a Decade of Telework
Want an Idea of how Many Trademarks are filed in ONE DAY?
Here's the top 40 trademark filings of 158 that were filed on May 30th of this year

Patents

Administration Seeks Overhaul of Patent System
Microsoft & Xandros in New Patent Spat
Winners of 2007 Modern Marvels Invent Now® Challenge on Exhibit at the USPTO

Copyrights

Copyright Class Action Suit against YouTube/Google Gains Significant Support...
Jail Time Isn't Paris Hilton's Only Problem These Days
Copyright Office looking for Beta Testers - save $10 if accepted

Trademark Headlines

• Larry Birkhead Will Not Trademark Anna Nicole Smith Phrase

• Orange County man wants to trademark name of communities

• Canada to trademark 'winter' for 2010 Olympics

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Intellectual Property News Headlines

Since there are no pending questions in my inbox, let's take a look at IP news:

Trademarks :

• Choose Your Own Adventure® Owners Sue DaimlerChrysler and BBDO for Trademark Infringement
• Clothing company wins trademark case over "I Love NC"
• Publisher claims trademark for name 'Whitefish'

Copyrights :

• 1984 copyright owner mulls legal action
• Novelist Dan Brown wins 'The Da Vinci Code' copyright infringement case in London
• First-Ever Iraqi Copyright Law Drafted

Patents :

• New H-P vs. Acer patent suit could fuel up 'rocket docket'
• Apple files for Magsafe patent
• BlackBerry patent would convert e-mailed appointment references to calendar entries

Remember, Thursdays are YOUR days so if you have a question, comment or email me: Shannon at tmexpress dot com. I'm more than happy to post your web site and/or contact information, so it's also free advertising for you.

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Martha Stewart in the News Again

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Humor & Trademarks: The Two are Not Mutually Exclusive

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