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Internet Ads Will Face Trademark Lawsuit
Talkback One possible option for an upgrade to HTML would be that the first TWO lines of any HTML site must contain an AGE rating such as ADULTONLY or ALL etc so that updated browsers can instantly reject sites with the wrong age classification.
[September 6, 2004, 0:24]
Internet Ads Will Face Trademark Lawsuit
Talkback Why don't Google and Yahoo both simply agree to remove ANY site that contains a reference to Geicos from their search engines? THEN we see just how much geico's business suffers when people start to realize that even linking to GEICO-related...
[September 6, 2004, 0:22]
Internet Ads Will Face Trademark Lawsuit
News Judge Brinkema denied Google and Overture's motion to dismiss six charges brought by Geico, which alleged that the search companies' use of its name to trigger search-related advertisements was trademark infringement, unfair competition and...
[September 3, 2004, 10:35]
Microsoft Hit With 'Office Live' Lawsuit
News A company called Office Live said on Friday that it 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...
[February 26, 2007, 8:20]
Apple And Cisco Resolve 'iPhone' Dispute
News Cisco Systems and Apple said on Wednesday they have settled the trademark-infringement lawsuit over the use of the iPhone name for Apple's new multimedia phone. Cisco sued Apple for trademark infringement in January after Apple unveiled its long...
[February 22, 2007, 7:32]
Games Firm Sues Microsoft Over Title
News Video game maker Mythic Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, charging the software giant with trademark infringement and unfair competition. Microsoft is suing Lindows, maker of a version of the open-source Linux operating system...
[December 23, 2003, 10:30]
Cisco Sues Apple Over Rights To IPhone Name
News Cisco Systems has filed a lawsuit against Apple accusing the company of infringing its iPhone trademark, the networking company said on Wednesday. We believe [their] trademark registration is tenuous at best," said Natalie Kerris, an Apple...
[January 11, 2007, 7:38]
Gmail Threatened By UK Lawsuit
News After 15 months of negotiations with Google, Independent International Investment Research has been unable to reach a settlement with the search giant on use of the trademark and may sue, according to Shane Smith, chief executive of Independent II...
[September 14, 2005, 9:30]
Cobalt: There Will Be No Apple Cube Lawsuit
News Cobalt Networks, the server appliance manufacturer acquired last year by Sun for £1.2bn, has laid to rest any lingering suspicions that it plans to sue Apple over the use of the Cube trademark. Clarifying the issue last week for the first time...
[April 25, 2001, 18:00]
Registrar Named In Massive Cybersquatting Suit
News The lawsuit - filed by the law firms of Christie Parker and Hale and Perkins Coie - charges that Dotster violated federal laws against trademark infringement and dilution, federal cybersquatting laws, and Washington state consumer protection laws...
[June 5, 2006, 9:35]
RIM Loses Ground In Patent Dispute
News US District Judge James Spencer denied RIM's request to halt the proceedings until the US Patent and Trademark Office re-examines whether the patents are valid. Final rulings from the US Patent and Trademark Office on re-examinations of eight NTP...
[December 1, 2005, 8:55]
Case Threatens Search Engines' Use Of Trademarks
News The Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Wednesday found that Playboy Enterprises can pursue charges that Excite and Netscape Communications violated its trademark by selling banner advertisements triggered by the terms "playboy...
[January 16, 2004, 8:25]
Remote Access Companies In Legal Battle
News Internet conferencing company WebEx is attempting to sue competitor Citrix for alleged trademark infringement, unfair competition and cybersquatting. The complaint asserts claims for trademark infringement, cybersquatting and unfair competition...
[February 3, 2005, 16:45]
Trademark Infringement Suit Hits Search Again
News JP Enterprises, which owns the LoveCity.com site, filed the lawsuit on 6 June in a US district court in Colorado, accusing Yahoo, HDVE LLC, Spark Networks and Insight Direct USA of unfair competition and trademark dilution and infringement.
[June 19, 2006, 10:00]
Playboy, Netscape Reach Trademark Settlement
News Last week, the Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals in San Francisco found that Playboy could pursue charges that Excite and Netscape violated its trademark by selling banner advertisements triggered by the terms "playboy" and "playmate".
[January 26, 2004, 9:55]
Apple Vs Apple: Lawsuit Reaches British Judge
News It alleges that the launch of iTunes broke an existing agreement between the firms over their respective use of the Apple trademark. Under this 1991 settlement -- which is said to have cost Apple Computer $27m -- Apple Corps has the right to use...
[February 26, 2004, 13:05]
Split Decision On IMac Look-alikes
News Trade dress is an adjunct to trademark laws; it is considered an unregistered trademark and can protect a product or service's shape, appearance, color, packaging or sales method against copying by a competitor.
[June 6, 2001, 15:54]
RIM Fires Latest Suit At Good
News The lawsuit, which is the Waterloo, Ontario-based BlackBerry maker's third in a little more than a month, alleges Good "engaged in unfair competition, false advertising, trademark infringement and trademark dilution resulting in the unlawful use...
[August 1, 2002, 6:27]
Apple Mac OS X Tiger: A First Look
Talkback However, under the terms of the AT&T lawsuit, 4.4BSD onwards can not use the UNIX trademark, and thus has to stick with "UNIX-like". It's based on FreeBSD, actually, which is derived from the 4.4BSD.
[February 6, 2005, 21:07]
Trademark Battle Over Google Ads Intensifies
News A lawsuit filed this week has intensified an ongoing dispute over whether Google's policy of selling ads related to search terms is legal or involves trademark infringement. Earlier this year, auction giant eBay asked Google to block advertisers...
[January 29, 2004, 13:30]
