Ziff-Davis article alleging that the new anti-spyware/adware tool distributed by Yahoo, does not identify Claria (Gator) or WhenU, implying that this may be due to Yahoo’s commercial relations with those companies. 

Claria and WhenU dispute that their products are ‘spyware’ (and Claria has litigated the point). For what it’s worth I note the following.

Article via travelbiz.com.au reporting that the Australian government paid approximately $138,000 (any currency conversion error would be mine) for the domain name TOURISMAUSTRALIA.COM.

Via Pizza Marketing Quarterly, various Little Caesar’s franchisees used unapproved pepperoni and cheese, thus allegedly breaching their franchise agreement, and Little Caesar’s sued for trademark infringement.

From a video game fan blog named CUBE-EUROPE.COM, an article commenting upon names that Nintendo has registered in Japan.  Given the widespread dissemination of free online trademark registries, a company’s trademark filings are now easily discernable not only to one’s competitiors but to one’s customers as well.

UPDATE:  Another video game company responds to…

The advertising blog ADLAND has compiled a comprehensive compilation of materials (including clips) relating to the Miller v. Bud ‘Queen of Carbs’ spat.

The word BARBEQUE is perhaps derived from the Taino Indian word BARBACOA, the name of a meat-smoking apparatus.  Via about.com.

Henry Ford invented the charcoal briquette in order to recycle wood left over from the manufacture of his cars.

History of hot dogs here.

Pictured: The Big Gogriller, a grill that attaches

Anheuser Busch is running ads targeted at MILLER indicating that Miller Lite is ‘the Queen of Carbs’ and, now this is hitting below the belt, that it is “South African owned.”  Miller sued on false advertising.  The statements were made by Frank and Louie, the Bud lizards.  The carbs allegation has not been heard yet however…

I had some YUENGLING beer this weekend.  Certainly drinkable.  It turns out that YUENGLING is the name of German immigrant who founded what is claimed to be America’s oldest continuously operated brewery (1829), making YUENGLING America’s oldest beer trademark.