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News The World Intellectual Property Organization ousted a record number of "cybersquatters" from websites with domain names referring to trademarked companies, foundations and celebrities in 2007. The World Intellectual Property Organization (Wipo), a...
[28 Mar 2008]
News asserted that the OpenSocial Foundation will be a standalone body, to the point that Google will relinquish its trademark on "OpenSocial" and the ownership of the website. and News Corp's MySpace.com have announced they have formed the OpenSocial...
[26 Mar 2008]
News The Linux Foundation, custodian of the Linux trademark, has announced two summits to deal with legal issues surrounding Linux and open-source software. Attendance at the first summit will be restricted to members of the Linux Foundation and their...
[13 Sep 2007]
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]
News Critics have argued that in practice, written evidence is required to pass that test, which has made it harder to overturn allegedly obvious patents and rendered it easier to obtain them from the US Patent and Trademark Office in the first place.
[01 May 2007]
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]
News Until 7 April last year, only trademark holders, public bodies and certain companies with prior rights could use the dot-eu domain. More than 2.5 million people and organisations have registered European Union domain names since dot-eu was opened...
[11 Apr 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. The big names of the tech world dominated February's stories - with Apple, Google and Microsoft all featuring heavily...
[28 Feb 2007]
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]
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]
News Both phones run on the latest version of Microsoft's mobile software, Windows Mobile 6, and come in Motorola's trademark skinny form-factor. UK users will soon be able to get their hands on two new versions of Motorola's Q smart phone - the company...
[13 Feb 2007]
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]
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]
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]
News He surprised many by continuing to refer to the new mobile device as the iPhone, a trademark that is owned by Cisco Systems. Apple has apparently been in discussions with Cisco over use of the iPhone trademark for some time but it is unclear what...
[10 Jan 2007]
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]
News Google Patent Search takes its information from the public database of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Google has launched a service that makes it easier to search for patents granted in the US.
[15 Dec 2006]
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 name of the company's new BlackJack smart phone is too similar...
[12 Dec 2006]
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 to register "spam" as a trademark when used to...
[06 Oct 2006]
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 between Podcast Ready's products and the...
[26 Sep 2006]
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