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RSS name trademarkIcann waves in relaxed website naming rules
News While trademarked names will only be available to those trademark holders, there are loads of common words that people could want to register, such as .sex. Still, Twomey told Agence France Press that the organisation will still try to block or... [27 Jun 2008]
Legal Eye: Google declares trademark open season
Comment When you take into account that navigational search - where users search for a specific brand name - is on the up and up, the potential impact on trademark owners could be significant. That industry has recently been rocked by Google's decision to... [30 Apr 2008]
Legal risks in naming wi-fi networks
News Hurst added that the simple act of naming a public wi-fi network - a decision often not given much thought - could potentially open up the network owner to other complaints, such as 'passing off' and trademark infringement, depending on the wording. [04 Jun 2007]
Google has a Froogle rethink
News While it was a cute and clever name, it had issues around copyright and trademark, as well as internationalisation… The pun (to be 'frugal') isn't obvious. Google is rebranding "Froogle" as "Google Product Search" and simplifying the interface to... [19 Apr 2007]
Euro domain racks up 2.5 million fans
News Until 7 April last year, only trademark holders, public bodies and certain companies with prior rights could use the dot-eu domain. The Europe-specific domain name was intended to complement national domain names and allow organisations and... [11 Apr 2007]
Stories of the month - February 2007
News And by iPhone, we mean Apple's iPhone, rather than Cisco's - the pair settled their trademark spat by agreeing to share the brand. Both companies will use the iPhone name on their respective products. [28 Feb 2007]
Microsoft runs into Live trademark spat
News A company called Office Live has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Microsoft over the software giant's use of "Office Live" for its on-demand productivity tools. Office Live, based in the Los Angeles area, registered the "Office Live... [26 Feb 2007]
Apple and Cisco kiss and make up
News Apple and Cisco Systems have settled the trademark-infringement lawsuit over the use of the iPhone name for Apple's new multimedia phone. Cisco sued Apple for trademark infringement in January after Apple unveiled its long-awaited multimedia phone... [22 Feb 2007]
Googlemail now open to all-comers
News Google ceded rights to the Gmail name in the UK following a court case with Independent International Investment Research, which registered the trademark Gmail in the time between Google's webmail launch and the search behemoth's own attempt to... [08 Feb 2007]
Steve Jobs and Beatles make trademark peace
News Apple Inc has reached an agreement with Apple Corps, the record label started by The Beatles in 1968, concerning the use of the name "Apple" and related logos. Under the terms of the agreement Apple Inc (formerly Apple Computer) will own all... [05 Feb 2007]
Minority Report: The 10 worst things about Apple
Comment For instance: announcing the iPhone on a worldwide stage when the trademark to that name is owned by Cisco. Its recent moves to take legal action against any company daring to use the word 'pod' in a product name aren't doing it any favours either... [05 Feb 2007]
Cisco sues Apple over iPhone trademark
News Cisco Systems has filed a lawsuit against Apple accusing the company of infringing its iPhone trademark. The networking company accused Apple in a suit filed in US District Court for the Northern District of California of willingly infringing its... [11 Jan 2007]
Apple iPhone here at last
News Apple has apparently been in discussions with Cisco over use of the iPhone trademark for some time but it is unclear what Apple's use of the name will mean for either company. He surprised many by continuing to refer to the new mobile device as the... [10 Jan 2007]
Leader: Cisco riling Apple with Linksys iPhone?
Leader Apple has in the past applied for the 'iPhone' trademark, only guess who holds that trademark now? But what if the two companies do come to an agreement that sees the Linksys range go by a different name? [19 Dec 2006]
iPhone 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 phone technology in Apple... [19 Dec 2006]
