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King’s ‘Candy’ trademark in EU challenged by ZeptoLab
Developer of ‘Cut the Rope’, ZeptoLab has registered a claim in Europe against the word ‘Candy’, trademarked by King.com. (さらに…)
Pirate Joe’s involved in a Trademark Dispute
All that Michael Hallat, a resident of British Columbia wanted was to have his favorite gluten-free granola and chocolate covered potato chips from the American grocery chain Trader Joe’s. The one thing that restrained him from doing so was that Trader Joe’s has no outlets in Canada for Hallat to purchase his favorite snacks. In order to overcome this Hallat, 53, opened his own store, Pirate Joe’s, and began reselling Trader Joe’s products to hungry Canucks – at a modest profit. In less than a period of two years, he loaded more than $350,000 of Trader Joe’s items into his truck and drove them across the border. Hallatt views himself as on the largest customer of Trader Joe’s, but Trader Joe’s considered him as a threat. (さらに…)
Efforts to Trademark “Jersey” by Chanel Failed
Fashion house ‘Chanel’ released Jersey, a lavender scented fragrance in 2011 in memory of its founder Coco Chanel who brought jersey fabric into women’s clothing. Lately, the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office rejected Chanel’s application for trademarking the term “Jersey” for its perfume. The trademark for the word “Jersey” was registered to cover “preparations for application to or care of the skin, scalp, hair or nails; soaps; perfumes; essential oils; cosmetics; non-medicated toilet preparations.” The attempt on the part of Chanel to trademark the word “Jersey” was opposed from officials of the channel island Jersey who were concerned that consumers might think the fragrance was produced on the island. Judi Pike, who rejected Chanel’s attempt, found that using the word “Jersey” would exclusively reflect the geographic origin of the class of goods. (さらに…)
Trademark Dispute Over Polar Bear Ruled by European Court
Knut, the world famous polar bear from Germany lately became the subject of headlines for the first time since his death in 2011, after a British-registered firm was unable to trademark the name “KNUT- DER EISBÄR” (“Knut – The Polar Bear”). The Berlin Zoo, which possesses the trademark rights to the name KNUD, was successful in establishing its case at the European Court of Justice, which delivered its decision earlier this month. (さらに…)
Apple Trying to Register Trademarks for new iPhoto and iMovie Icons
The US Patent & Trademark Office released Apple’s newest trademark filings pertaining to icons for iPhoto OS X and iOS 7 along with the iMovie icon for iOS 7 on March 24, 2014. Apple’s new iOS 7 icons looks similar to the new flat design that was launched in 2013 in relation with the iPhone 5S. As per reports available from USPTO, all the three filings were registered last week under International Class 009. (さらに…)
Opposition to Americord’s Trademark Withdrawn by Cord Blood Registry
Americord informed today that a trademark infringement case brought against it by rival cord blood bank Cord Blood Registry (or CBR Systems Inc) was defended successfully by them. In the case brought before the Trademark Trial And Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office last year, CBR alleges that Americord Registry’s use of the trademark CordAdvantage was an infringement against its trademark and opposed it. (さらに…)
‘Johnny Football’ trademark case won by Johnny Manziel
Johnny Manziel has reportedly been successful in a legal battle over the right to trademark his nickname, “Johnny Football” although there is a possibility of a pending appeal. However, the income from outside that he could receive as a result of this victory is not small. (さらに…)
Vermont baker wins trademark infringement case
A baker based in Vermont who prepares products which are free of gluten has resolved its trademark infringement suit against an enterprise, which has a similar name. (さらに…)
Darlington based Burnt Zebra rebrands after losing trademark dilution case
Entrepreneurship related to creativity and technology is turning out to be more and more popular in the North East of England. Organisations such as Ignite100 and Search Camp are reaching new heights by the day and assisting to set up and develop a wide range of companies. With these type of developments in the area, it is no wonder that many new companies are coming up within the sector.
Burnt Zebra Digital Limited is one of the latest companies to have been set up in the region. This company is basically a digital growth agency which help clients in a wide range of sectors accomplish their online marketing ambitions. Unfortunately for them, their strikingly unconventional name rapidly popular around Newcastle and Middlesbrough and landed them in a potential law suit from a rival firm.
Zebra Internet Services based in Newcastle had applied for and received a trademark for the word ‘Zebra’ and were unimpressed with Burnt Zebra who are not only viable for a class 1 trademark infringement, but were located several miles down the road in Darlington.
“At first we we’re quite shocked to have received the initial email from Zebra Internet Services,” tells Shaun Hogg, who is the Director of STRIPE4. He explained that after some internal discussions and some negotiations they decided that it would be best to rebrand the company.
After rebranding STRIPE4 are now eager to inform the public that the company remains fully operational and will continue to renter the same type of service that it always has. Shaun also reiterated that the rebranding was ‘purely cosmetic’ and there has been no internal changes or any plans to change with regards to the services they provide.
Attempt to trademark ‘Washington Redskin Potatoes’ rejected by US agency
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied an application to trademark the phrase “Washington Redskin Potatoes,” because it was considered to be an insult to the Native Americans. The trademark agency’s judgment, which was delivered on March 17 read as, “Registration is refused because the applied-for mark includes matter which may disparage or bring into contempt or disrepute persons, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols.” (さらに…)
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