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RSS name trademarkiPhone launches - but not from Apple
News Rumour sites cite many facts as evidence of the development of such a device including Apple's application for the iPhone trademark; the iphone.org URL redirecting users to Apple's home page; references to GPS and mobile... [19 Dec 2006]
RIM calls in the lawyers over Samsung's BlackJack
News In the complaint, RIM said Samsung's use of the "BlackJack" name "constitutes false designation of origin, unfair competition and trademark dilution". RIM is suing Samsung, claiming the... [12 Dec 2006]
Spam a lot: Spiced ham purveyor fails in trademark bid
News Hormel Foods, which owns the trademark for spiced ham food product SPAM, has failed in its attempt to register "spam" as an EU-wide trademark when used to designate unsolicited emails. Hormel attempted... [06 Oct 2006]
Apple gets lawyers in over podcast furore
News Podcast Ready received the letter when it tried to trademark its own name and its 'myPodder' service, which says Apple believes some users may be confused into thinking their may be some association... [26 Sep 2006]
Mobile web domain up for grabs
News Only 13,000 companies have registered so far during the protected 'sunrise' period, reserved for trademark holders. Registrations for the dot-mobi domain name open to the public on Tuesday. There is... [25 Sep 2006]
dotMobi to auction top-drawer names
News Trademark owners will need to show their brand connection to the words to have the domain in question removed from the list and registered in their name. Trademark holders will be able... [16 Aug 2006]
Apple gets lawyers in over 'pod' companies
News Both have been warned they are infringing Apple's iPod trademark and asked to rename their products. Wright said that the decision to file for trademark may have been the catalyst for Apple's move. Often... [15 Aug 2006]
Google spells out its verb case scenario
News It has some serious trademark issues. The prestige associated with a trademark is lost if people use it generically, so I do see Google's point. And even if Google's attempts to stop this misuse of its... [14 Aug 2006]
Anatomy of Recent DNS Reflector Attacks From the Victim and Reflector Point of View
White Paper This paper provides an overview of domain name portfolio protection planning in the EU and explores some of the legal issues that trademark holders face when registering and using domain names in the EU. [04 Aug 2006]
easyGroup wins easy.com fight with Easynet
News URL-hungry easyGroup has won the right to trademark its easy.com domain name after a legal tussle with Sky's ISP arm Easynet. The pair had earlier faced off over another trademark,... [19 Jul 2006]
Apple wins court battle with Beatles' record label
News Today the High Court in London ruled that Apple Computer was not liable for trademark infringement because the use of the Apple logo on its iTunes Music Store was not associated with the music it was selling, and thus... [08 May 2006]
Will Zopa's P2P loans mean the death of the bank manager?
Comment I have been a pretty happy Egg customer for a number of years and some of the trademark marketing attitude shines through at Zopa. It gets its name from 'zone of possible agreement' and the idea of... [18 Apr 2006]
Apple v Apple: Hefty settlement on the cards?
News The convergence of IT and entertainment also increases the likelihood of more trademark disputes coming down the pipe, as entities in different industries that share brands find it increasingly difficult to carve out... [29 Mar 2006]
Apple v Apple back in court again
News Apple Computer and Apple Corps are this week heading into the courtroom in an ongoing trademark dispute. Apple Corps, owned by the former Beatles and their heirs, is seeking multimillion pound damages and is asking that... [28 Mar 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 17.03.06
Round-Up The reason for this rush is due to a sunrise period which was declared open in December during which trademark-owners can register their interest in the new top level domain name. The Round-Up isn't... [17 Mar 2006]
