DNS Developments Feed Growing Cybersquatting Concerns
Written by Chief Editor , Friday, 28 March 2008
Via: WIPO

Against the background of an unprecedented number of cybersquatting cases in 2007, the evolving nature of the domain name registration system (DNS) is causing growing concern for trademark owners around the world. (Read more...)
 
Review of trade mark system in Europe
Written by Chief Editor , Thursday, 27 March 2008
Via: OAMI, Alicante News - European Trade Marks and Designs Newsletter OAMI-Logo The 15th meeting of the OAMI Users' Group, held in Alicante at the beginning of this month, was given more details of the European Commission’s plan to carry out an overall assessment of the trade mark system in Europe, including the fees charged for Community trade marks. (Read more...)
 
Wal-Mart Loses Online Trademark Case
Written by Chief Editor , Thursday, 27 March 2008
Via: WebProNews A Conyers, Georgia man has won a legal battle with retail giant Wal-Mart who accused the man of violating its trademark for selling T-shirts and other items that featured the phrases "Wal-ocaust" and "Wal-Qaeda." (Read more...)
 
Motorola chirp not a trade mark, says TTAB
Written by Chief Editor , Wednesday, 26 March 2008
Via: Managing Intellectual Property™ The USPTO Trademark Trial and Appela Board (TTAB) has ruled that Motorola's signature two-way radio chirp cannot be registered as a trade mark. (Read more...)
 
Villages told to trademark their specialties
Written by Chief Editor , Tuesday, 25 March 2008
Via: Viet Nam News, Vietnam News Agency HA NOI — Government agencies and local authorities will urge handicraft villages to attend trade fairs to popularise their trademarks. (Read more...)
 
Google Loses Bid for EU-Wide Trademark on Gmail Name
Written by Chief Editor , Tuesday, 18 March 2008
by: Stephanie Bodoni, Bloomberg.com

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March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc., owner of the world's most-used Internet search engine, lost its bid to get European Union-wide trademark protection for ``Gmail,'' the name of its Web-based e-mail service. (Read more...)
 
Virtual worlds ripe for real-world lawsuits
Written by Chief Editor , Tuesday, 11 March 2008
by: Julius Melnitzer, Financial Post In video games, as in professional sports, the concept "for the love of the game" has lost much of its allure. Indeed, the industry is ripe for multi-million-dollar litigation. (Read more...)
 
Ethiopia: Starbucks Concedes Defeat Over Trademark Row
Written by Chief Editor , Friday, 07 March 2008
Via: allAfrica.com Ethiopia has won trademark rights for its specialty Sidamo coffee in the United States, the intellectual property office said on Wednesday, seen as a witness to successful completion of the row with US coffee giant Starbucks. (Read more...)
 
Polo Association Trademark Survives Ralph Lauren Lawsuit
Written by Chief Editor , Friday, 07 March 2008
by: Mark Hamblett, New York Law Journal

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A jury verdict finding that the U.S. Polo Association did not infringe on a Ralph Lauren trademark has been upheld by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeals court also rejected claims by the holder of the Lauren mark that Southern District of New York Judge George Daniels erred in admitting evidence of settlement negotiations. (Read more...)
 
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Negotiations Urged to Start
Written by Chief Editor , Wednesday, 05 March 2008
Via: INTA

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NEW YORK, NY – March 3, 2008 – The International Trademark Association (INTA) today joins The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in calling for concrete action toward the completion of a new trade agreement focused specifically on stopping the trade in counterfeit goods. (Read more...)
 
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