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Stan Gibson and JMBM were mentioned in the following media regarding the patent lawsuit filed on behalf of EMG Technology against Apple Inc.: Wall Street Journal BizTech Blog, CNBC.com, Market Watch, Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo News Macworld, Unwired View.com, MacNN, National Post’s Financial Post, Business Wire, TheFlyOnTheWall.com, VNUnet.com, TMCnet.com, Trading Markets.com, M2 Press Wire, […]
Rod S. Berman was quoted in an article entitled, "Hot Debate Between Lottery, Restaurant Over Use Of Word ‘Sizzler,’" which appeared in the January 11, 2008 edition of the Associated Press State & Local Wire.
Rod S. Berman was quoted in an article entitled, "Lotto Turns Up Heat In Trademark Battle," which appeared in the January 11, 2008 edition of the Des Moines Register.
Many hotels, campgrounds, restaurants, real estate companies and other businesses use the phrase “pet friendly” to indicate that pets are welcome. You may be surprised to learn that the U.S. Trademark Office has recently accepted a claim that the phrase “PET FRIENDLY” has become distinctive as part of a trademark of a particular company in […]
The United Kingdom Trade Marks Registry has indicated that, in October 2007, in examining applications, it will no longer object to applications on the basis of prior rights. From October forward, the “full relative rights examination system” will be abandoned and it will be solely up to the prior rights owners to oppose applications when […]
EURid, the registry administering the “.eu” domain has announced that it has blocked 74,000 “.eu” domain names and issued legal proceedings against 400 registrars for breach of contract for registering domain names in the names of phantom companies under the registrars’ control. Such action would violate the “.eu” registrar agreement, which forbids warehousing practices. EURid […]
The registrar Dotster, Inc. has been sued in U.S. District Court in Washington State, based on causes of action including cybersquatting, trademark infringement, false designation of origin and dilution, as well as state and common law counts. Whereas a French court earlier this year imposed liability on a registrar after it had registered various infringing […]
On August 24, 2006, the Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released for public comment a draft five-year strategic plan designed to foster American innovation and competitiveness at home and around the globe. The draft plan, for which public comment — including suggestions, questions and other input — is being solicited, […]
If your company is incorporated under a name like “XYZ, Inc.” but drops the “Inc.” in its use of the name, it is required under the California Business & Professions Code to file a fictitious business name statement. Section 17900 of the Code mandates that a corporation doing business other than in the name stated […]
