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Legal Eye: Trademark landmark
Comment Apart from providing precedence on the use of rival trademarks in advertising campaigns, the ruling raises interesting tensions between separate European directives on trademarks and comparative advertising. [16 Jul 2008]
Leader: Think big, not different
Leader But any business which today is choosing trademarks or reviewing trademark contracts - and hoping to escape multimillion-pound legal fees and settlements - should attempt not just to 'think different' but to 'think big' and protect its interests... [08 May 2006]
Apple vs Apple: The date is set
News According to the Apple record label, Apple Computer has reneged on an earlier trademarks agreement, signed in 1991, and filed suit against the company in November 2004. The legal battle centres on which of the two companies has the right to use the... [09 May 2005]
iTunes 'cybersquatter' takes Apple name battle to High Court
News Nominet-appointed expert Claire Milne ruled the registration took "unfair advantage" of Apple's trademarks and decided "on the balance of probabilities, I find the domain name.is an abusive registration on the grounds of its use in a manner taking... [29 Mar 2005]
Torvalds wanted in Linux trademark legal battle
News Malcom said that the information would help prove that Torvalds' use of word Linux has continued for longer than any of the competing local trademarks bearing the name. Linus Torvalds has been called on to help Australia's peak Linux association in... [11 Aug 2004]
Microsoft's "legal assault" on Lindows: The verdict is in
News The protracted battle over trademarks between the world's biggest software company and a small Linux reseller appears to have been partially resolved - and the verdict isn't the one that Lindows.com wanted. [06 Apr 2004]
Lindows vs Microsoft spat hits new turf
News The Microsoft representative said Microsoft must protect its trademarks to retain them. Microsoft has expanded its legal battle against Linux seller Lindows, suing the software maker for trademark infringement in Canada. [20 Feb 2004]
5 years ago: Playboy gets legal with browsers
News A story last month on silicon.com shows that Hugh Hefner won't have his trademarks linked with just any old smut. From the looks of things, Playboy's legal battle to protect its immaculate reputation will go for longer than a Duracell bunny on Viagra. [13 Feb 2004]
Microsoft takes open source spat to Europe
News The latest action involves Microsoft's European trademarks for the Windows name. Lawyers representing the software company in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg (the Benelux countries) and in Sweden sent letters to Lindows and several PC... [09 Dec 2003]
AOL cuts jobs in browser battle
News As part of the agreement with AOL, the foundation will also receive all the trademarks and logos associated with Mozilla. The layoffs mark the latest setback for AOL subsidiary Netscape Communications, which has fought an increasingly lopsided... [16 Jul 2003]
Lindows previews Windows-friendly Linux
News Both companies are due to hear a court ruling today which will determine whether Lindows can continue using the Lindows.com and Lindows Operating System trademarks. Lindows.com has previewed an open source operating system with limited Windows... [15 Apr 2002]
US cracks down on mousetrap fraudsters
News Zuccarini rose to notoriety after he bought thousands of domain names based on the misspelling of well-known trademarks and celebrity names. Mousetrapping is an increasingly widespread practice that turns a misspelled URL into a prolonged battle... [03 Oct 2001]
Can't pay, won't pay for Icann
News Companies who already own .com domains for their trademarks are concerned adding new TLDs will force them to scramble to protect their trademarks. Tensions between domains and trademarks has always been a problem. [14 Jul 2000]
