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Tasman Sues Competitors in Insulation Market
Auckland :: New Zealand | 10 months ago
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Knauf Insulation (a family owned business headquartered in Germany) and is marketed in Europe, USA, Russia, Australia and now also in New Zealand. TechnologyTM (which avoids the addition of formaldehyde which is classified as a carcinogen). New
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Guy Files Lawsuit To Strip Google Of Its Trademarks
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 1 year ago
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One... er... enterprising guy is trying to make the legal case that this is so. David Elliott has filed a lawsuit to have Google's trademarks in its own name declared cancelled because the term has become generic. As you may or may not know, if a
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Disgruntled gentleman honestly thinks he can strip Google of its trademark
Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | 1 year ago
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Over in the land of slightly crazy lawsuits, a man from Arizona filed a lawsuit Friday to make Google a generic word, Paid Content reports . David Elliott, a third-party beneficiary of Chris Gillespie, filed the complaint in the United States
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Advertising: Band-Aids and Muppets Soothe Child's Scrapes
Somé :: Burkina Faso | 1 year ago
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The Band-Aid Magic Vision app makes Kermit appear to emerge from a Muppets Band-Aid to serenade and console an injured child. Store brands accounted for 39.4 percent share of the domestic market in adhesive bandages, gauze and first-aid tape in the
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iPad to Join Aspirin, Heroin?
Baltimore :: MD :: USA | 1 year ago
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Apple is on the verge of doing what few others have: change the English language. When you have a boo-boo, you reach for a Band-Aid not a bandage. When you need to blow your nose, you ask for Kleenex not tissue. If you decide to look up something
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How to avoid trademark trouble
Berlin :: Germany | over 1 year ago
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Video Video Video Many businesses trademark their brands, products, tag lines etc. as a protective measure to prevent other companies from using the same name and benefitting...This allows them to sell their products in the countries where they want
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Battle Over Pretzel Crisps Shows Value of a Brand
New York City :: NY :: USA | over 1 year ago
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As a serial snack-food entrepreneur, Warren Wilson is no stranger to the challenges of running a business. Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times Warren and Sara Wilson's company, Princeton Vanguard, makes Pretzel Crisps. Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times
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Discoveries: Chico's all over the yo-yo
Chico :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Some time ago, when Alex Trebek's people telephoned the gregarious Bob Malowney, he might have considered saying he'd have his "people" call them back...But "Jeopardy!" researchers sincerely needed information on yo-yo history, and Malowney takes his
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WIPO: 'Sulit' can't be a registered trademark
Cape Town :: South Africa | over 1 year ago
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Sulit' can't be a registered trademark 09/21/2011 07:03 PM In what is arguably a landmark case in local cyberspace history, a world body has rejected a complaint by Sulit.com.ph against another website which carries the domain name Sulit.ph, saying
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IPONZ decision bad for New Zealand
Wellington :: New Zealand | almost 2 years ago
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DB Breweries highlights urgent need to review appeal mechanisms* New Zealand urgently needs an Australian type mechanism for the Commissioner of Trade Marks to initiate court action when patently unjust and misguided decisions are made by the
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