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Comment That industry has recently been rocked by Google's decision to change its trademark protection policy for UK and Irish advertisers. Who is the real loser, asks lawyer Sian Croxon - the trademark holder, the consumer or the law itself?
[30 Apr 2008]
whitepaper Cyberspace raises a variety of thought-provoking trademark and trademark-related issues. While many of the issues and problems that arise may be analyzed and resolved from the vantage point of traditional notions of trademark law, others present...
[24 Feb 2004]
Comment Lawyers Simon Briskman, Sarah Wright and Lise-Anne Dunn from London-based firm Olswang answer your questions on trademark infringement in search meta tags and how to deal with a spammer who's stealing the name of a small business.
[27 Apr 2005]
whitepaper The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) currently publishes approximately 3,500 patent grants per week and nearly that many patent applications. Sometime in 2002, the number of applications is likely to exceed the number of grants...
[01 Sep 2005]
News Had they conducted a simple name search they would have discovered that nimda is a registered trademark of Toronto-based ASP, Crooked Stick Enterprises. Crooked Stick software found itself in a tricky position this week as a virus named after one...
[21 Sep 2001]
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 Playboy claimed the practice amounts to trademark infringement. Robert Carolina, a lawyer with UK firm Tarlo Lyons, said: "I'd be very surprised if Playboy is able to win this case, because this simply isn't what trademark law was meant to protect.
[26 Jul 1999]
whitepaper Quite a bit has been written in the recent past about trademark issues surrounding the registration and use of Internet domain names. This article examines these cases and presents a more complete primer on trademark and dilution law as it pertains...
[24 Feb 2004]
News German conglomerate Siemens has backed down on plans to register the trademark 'Zyklon' after being fiercely criticised by Jewish groups who were outraged by the fact that Zyklon was a poisonous gas used during the holocaust.
[05 Sep 2002]
whitepaper However, the developing majority position will allow trademark-triggered ads that properly identify their source, and who's content is not confusing to consumers. The rights and obligations of online advertisers are uncertain in light of recent...
[13 Jun 2006]
News The move apparently had been initiated by Linux Australia, an open source advocacy group, as part of a bid to stop local companies from trying to trademark the word "Linux". The group was motivated by a desire to protect its own name after an...
[19 Sep 2005]
News Apple has filed a number of trademark applications around the term 'Mobile Me', leading to speculation that it could be preparing to make a significant move into the handset business. The trademark applications were filed last week, with Apple...
[13 Jan 2006]
News Amazon.com is being sued for trademark infringement by a US company called Amazon Bookstore. Samuel said he will seek to cancel Amazon.com's federal trademark registration. Amazon Bookstore attorney, Mathias Samuel, said his client's identity is...
[15 Apr 1999]
News Linux founder Linus Torvalds has defended his protection of the Linux trademark and claims that sublicensing the trademark is a loss-making operation. Last month, a lawyer acting on behalf of Linus Torvalds wrote to 90 companies in Australia asking...
[22 Aug 2005]
News Paid third-party ads on Google that use the trademark of car insurance company Geico in the text of ads could infringe trademark law and Google may be liable for such ads, according to a recent court opinion.
[17 Aug 2005]
News Microsoft's attempts to curtail the activities of Lindows.com have suffered a blow following a court ruling that its claim to the Windows trademark is dubious. In December, the Seattle-based giant filed a motion with a US court, claiming that the...
[18 Mar 2002]
News Apple has applied for a trademark for Rosetta, the translation technology that will act as a bridge as Apple moves to Intel chips beginning next year. The Mac maker applied last week for trademark protection for the Rosetta moniker.
[09 Nov 2005]
News Pioneering auction site eBay has settled its trademark dispute with rival Bidbay. Although BidBay has not admitted liability, it will no longer use either its corporate name or the bidbay.com domain name.eBay accused the company of completely...
[21 Feb 2002]
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 The US Patent and Trademark Office is using Sterling Software CONNECT product to distribute publicly available patent and trademark information. The information will be accessible over the Web for paying customers.
[07 Oct 1999]
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