News on Trademarks

Patent Law Firm in India:-Patent Registration Services with Indian Patent Attorney S

2010-02-22T16:10:20Z

Author: Sonu Yadav

Indian Patent law gives exlusive rights for the one who owns any of the intellectual properties like copyright, trademark and patent etc. The patent law is different for different jurisdiction.Domain name disputes, Spam, identity thefts, and Commercial e-mails are very common on internet. There are internet lawyers who know the internet law who could help youin solving such disputes. Basically, Patent Law Firm in Ind...

Law Firms, Arbitration Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Registration under One Roof

2010-02-22T23:42:53Z

Author: Mukesh Kumar

As with the changing economies of the world, business houses have to face many challenging jobs especially those who are dealing in international business. Those business houses usually need law firms services. In case of trademark registrations, patents, copyrights & related rights, intellectual property registration, trade secrets and lots more. To compete with the business world, one has to implement all these types of services into his or ...

Trademark Protection For Individual Names - A "Poison Pill" For Cybersquatters

2010-02-23T12:20:13Z

Should I register my individual name as a federal trademark?<br><br>The unequivocal answer for celebrities, sports figures, published authors, speakers and individuals marketing goods and services under their individual names is, "Yes."<br><br>A registration allows clients and counsel to act quickly to prevent unauthorized use of individual names for marketing of competitive goods and services, a practice which is exploding on the Intern...

Trademark A Band Name - The Legal Battle Over "Black Sabbath"

2010-02-23T18:00:47Z

In mid 2009, Ozzy Osbourne launched a lawsuit against former band mate Anthony Iommi over the rights to the famous BLACK SABBATH name. As a trademark lawyer with a music industry background, I have litigated and registered dozens of band names. This charade once again serves as a reminder to successful trademark owners, and even aging rock stars, "It's all about the brand stupid...

Top 10 Branding Mistakes That Diminish Business Value

2010-02-23T18:00:49Z

Branding is one of the most important parts of any business and successful branding starts with the registration and maintenance of trademarks. Filing a trademark application might seem simple but in reality, it is the steps you take both before and after the application that really count. In the branding process, companies often face a fork in the brand path, one direction leads to Brand Distinction and the other leads to Brand Extinction. Here are the top ten branding mistakes to avoid so t...

Intellectual Property Law - Trademarks And Branding Made Easy

2010-02-23T18:02:02Z

Intangible assets such as trademarks, copyrights and patents have the same basic attributes of ownership as any tangible property. Then why do they seem so confusing? While the attributes of ownership for intangibles are the same as for those you touch, the nomenclature, i.e. the labels used to describe the rights in intangibles, are different from that which we learned with respect to hard assets. Learn the language of intangible assets and you will be on your way to a better understanding.&...

EU court adviser backs Google on Net ads

2010-02-25T04:22:50Z

<div><p>LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - An adviser to the European Union's top court backed Google in a row with luxury goods maker LVMH over Internet advertising, saying the Web search firm had not ...

EU court adviser backs Google in ads row with LVMH

2010-02-25T04:11:10Z

<div><p>Europe's top court adviser backed Google on Tuesday in its battle against French luxury product maker Louis Vuitton which argues its trademarks are being violated by the US Internet giant.</p>...

EU court adviser backs Google in ads row with LMVH

2010-02-25T04:20:11Z

<div><p>An adviser to Europe's top court on Tuesday backed US Internet giant Google in a row with French luxury product maker LMVH over online advertising.</p><p>"Google has not infringed trade mark rights by allowing advertisers to buy keywords corresponding to registered trademarks," A...

win for McCurry

2009-09-07T22:35:51Z

Malaysia's McCurry restaurant owner, AMSP Suppiah accompanies by his wife Kanageswarry smiles after leaving the courtroom in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 08 September 2009. US fast food giant, McDonald'...

Internet regulator mulls cybersquatting block

2010-02-26T09:58:47Z

<div id="subtitle">Internet group considers trademark database to fight cybersquatting in new domain names</div><div><p>The Internet's key oversight agency is considering a centralized database of trademark holders, to cut down on questionable registrations of new Internet addresses.</p><p>Officials say the mechanism won't preclude a new Web site from being created at, say, "http://www.apple.farm" by someone outs...

The Company Name Check Process ? Avoiding the Pitfalls

2010-02-26T10:30:00Z

A company name check is essential when selecting a name for your proposed company. A thorough check will inform you of relevant legal restrictions, and allow you to work with them in the quest for the perfect name. You should perform a company name check on every likely candidate for your proposed company name during the creative process, rather than just on the name you settle on. There is nothing worse than finding out that the name you have spent days choosing has already been taken or ...

Google eases trademark restrictions on some U.S. ads

2010-02-27T10:25:18Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is lifting restrictions on the use of trademarked terms in its U.S. online advertising system, a move that could increase friction between the Internet giant and brand owners.</p&g...

Cease & Desist Letters, Threat Letters and Notice of Infringement Letters - What You Need to Know

2009-03-02T14:13:16Z

<p>Cease & Desist Letters, Threat Letters and Notice of Infringement Letters - What You Need to Know</p><p>By Enrico Schaefer</p><p></p><p>A trademark or domain name threat letter is basically what it sounds like. It's a letter or a sometimes an email from an alleged trademark owner with a threat to take legal action if you do not stop using their trademark registration, domain name, etc.. A trademark is a word, symbol or phrase used to identify...

Russian patent service says no to trademarking ;-)

2010-03-01T04:06:38Z

<div id="subtitle">Reports: Russian patent service says :-( to entrepreneur seeking to trademark ;-)</div><div><p>A Russian news agency says patent authorities deny a businessman's claim that he has trademarked a symbol used widely in e-mail, text and instant messages.</p><p>Oleg Teterin said Thursday he had gotten a trademark for ;-) a grouping of punctuation marks that denotes a smiling wink when looked at side...

eBay beats Tiffany in court case over trademarks

2010-03-02T04:22:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Judge rules for eBay in trademark case with Tiffany, which had complained of counterfeits</div><div><p>EBay Inc. scored an important victory in court Monday, as a federal judge said companies such as jeweler Tiffany &amp; Co. are responsible for policing their trademarks online, not auction platforms like eBay.</p><p>Tiffany had sued eBa...