Posts Tagged ‘trademarks’
Christine Feehan is the author of several bestselling series, including one simply called "Dark" -- in her trademark application with the USPTO, she has applied for the exclusive right to use the word "Dark" (in "standard characters without claim to any particular font style, size, or color") in "Series of fiction works, namely, ...
T-Mobile has a trademark on RAL 4010, a shade of magenta. Trademarks on colors (see also: UPS, John Deere) are a dangerous trend, robbing us of the spectrum one shade at a time, but T-Mobile's views on its trademark made this bad situation much worse.
That's because T-Mobile says that its trademark on RAL 4010 gives ...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied Ohio State University's trademark filing on the word "The." The AP reports:
OSU submitted the trademark application last month.
The patent office cited the trademark appears to be used for “merely decorative manner” and as an “ornamental feature” that doesn’t appear to function as a trademark that would differentiate ...
They ruled unanimously on one element and 6-3 on another, with liberals and conservatives on either side.
The justices ruled in favor of a company called "FUCT" whose trademark was earlier found to have violated the provision.
The court found that the statute can't stand because it "disfavors certain ideas."
Justices Elena Kagan, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader ...
In 1994, Disney trademarked the use of the phrase "hakuna matata" on clothing, footwear, and headgear. The common Swahili phrase, meaning "no trouble," was the name of a song in Disney's movie The Lion King. Now, a petition for Disney to give up the copyright, has more than 50,000 signatures.
(Zimbabwean activist Shelton) ...
Why does Ivanka Trump need trademarks for nursing homes, sausage casing, and *voting machines* in China? Or do we not want to know.
The fashion brand of Donald Trump's daughter and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump has received first trial approval from the government of China for 16 new trademarks. The approvals were granted in October, only ...
Industrial design is the combined application of both the knowledge of arts and sciences to improve a product in its utilitarian and aesthetic features, in order to enhance its market value. Such designing can be done before a product is formally launched as well as later for improving upon the product. ...
Patents provide an inventor the authority to stop others from making use of his or her invention for their own personal profit through illegal means. They allow the inventor to prosecute a person or company for attempting to make such illegal use of the product or the process. However, you should keep certain things in ...
Patents provide an inventor the authority to stop others from making use of his or her invention for their own personal profit through illegal means. They allow the inventor to prosecute a person or company for attempting to make such illegal use of the product or the process. However, you should keep certain things in ...
With the increasing impact of the internet in our daily lives, the importance of trademarks has acquired a new dimension, particularly with respect to domain names. This is quite important in light of the fact that your domain name conveys your identity as well as highlights your services to the customers. ...