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ITV wins battle for Corrie brewery
ITV Studios Ltd has successfully prevented the registration of the trade mark Newton & Ridley by another company. Comment?
How do I remove a name from a patent?
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If erasing it doesn't work maybe you should get an attorney. 11/22/2009 1:11:38 PM PST by goseminoles To: ProudFossil It just so happens you and I patented a proprietary method for doing just that...HEY, WAIT A MINUTE! 11/22/2009 1:14:58 PM PST by Jagman To: ProudFossil First of all, my name's not Mike. Comment?
Licensing issues silence some local musicians
ST. CLOUD When health problems kept guitarist Mike Thole from going on the road, the Sunday night workshops at Bo Diddley's became his musical refuge. Comment?
Keyword Advertising Lawsuit Survives Motion to Dismiss--Morningware v. Hearthware
Morningware, Inc. v. Hearthware Home Products, Inc., 2009 WL 3878251 I keep getting calls from reporters operating under the misimpression that trademark owner-vs.-search engine keyword advertising lawsuits are more common than trademark owner-vs.-keyword advertiser lawsuits. Comment?
Abel Pharmboy is the nom de plume of an academic researcher and educator who took his PhD in Pharmacology and Therapeutics and BS in Toxicology. Comment?
Red Hat Challenges Software Patents
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Red Hat wants the Supreme Court to uphold the Bilski v. Doll standard for patents and make clear that patents do not apply to software. Comment?
Truth in advertising? Competitors increasingly take it to court
Companies that were once content to fight in grocery-store aisles and on television commercials are now choosing a different route - filing lawsuits and other formal grievances challenging their competitors' claims. Comment?
Would You Pay for iPhone with Ads?
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The application shows, at the least, that Apple has invested in research to develop what it calls an "enforcement routine" that makes people watch ads they may not want to watch. Comment?
Best Soup Ever? Suits Over Ads Now Seek Proof
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A diamond is forever? Prove it. A judge told DirecTV to modify ads like this one after Charter Communications sued. Comment?
Are ads true? Lawsuits ask for proof
A diamond is forever? Prove it. Companies that were once content to fight in grocery-store aisles and on television commercials are now choosing a different route - filing lawsuits and other formal grievances challenging their competitors' claims. Comment?
" Don't Be Evil "? Silicon Valley seems to be thinking a lot more about the unthinkable, or at least the distasteful. Comment?
You may also download the file here " Quackers ," September, is a very interesting article, and I don't mean to be a downer, but the McDonald's coffee lawsuit myth should not be repeated in these pages. Comment?
Patent analyst sentenced for stealing $534K
A former financial analyst for the Patent and Trademark Office has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison for stealing more than $500,000 from a government account. Comment?
Common Misconceptions about Plagiarism and Patents: A Call for an Independent Inventor Defense
November 21, 2009 12:41 AM by Stephan Kinsella Defenders of patents commonly say they are against innovators' ideas being "stolen" or "plagiarized." This implies that patents simply permit an innovator to sue those who copy his idea. Comment?
Ex-Patent Analyst Sentenced for Stealing from Government Account
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A former financial analyst for the Patent and Trademark Office has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison for stealing more than $500,000 from a government account. Comment?
Woman sentenced for embezzlement
A Woodbridge woman was sentenced Friday to serve 18 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $500,000 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Comment?
PlatinumTel Sues U.S. Mobile, EZ Stream
Nationwide prepaid carrier PlatinumTel alleges that its competitors U.S. Mobile and EZ Stream are falsely advertising the number of minutes they offer in their service plans. Comment?
Google to Upgrade its Memory? Assigned Startup MetaRAM's Memory Chip Patents
In August, the Official Google Blog announced an upgrade to Google's infrastructure code-named Caffeine , aimed at making the search engine faster, and Google opened the system up for testing to people who might want to provide feedback. Comment?
New PG Diploma course launched
NEW DELHI: National Law University, Delhi, has announced a post-graduate diploma in Intellectual Property Rights and Patent Law. Comment?
Court Case on Patent Delays Holds Appeal for Industry
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A disputed legal ruling gives device companies the chance to extend patent terms, provided they take the proper steps. Comment?