UK entity sold products under the RESTORIA mark. Middlemen purchase the product and advertise it on the Internet on websites that by their language, target Australia (Evidence of which being a drop-down country menu which included Australia). Australian owner of RESTORIA mark sues UK Restoria in Australia. Plaintiff has no evidence of actual sales to
Consider this ad for a law firm. What do you think?
The Third Circuit affirms the District Court of the Virgin Islands holding that SAPPHIRE BAY CONDOMINIUMS WEST is a famous trademark eligible for dilution protection.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SAPPHIRE BAY CONDOMINIUMS WEST v. GEORGE R. SIMPSON, Individually, and d/b/a NORTH AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR CORPORATE MANAGEMENT, No. 04-3690, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 7562 (3rd Cir.
Panicware files lawsuit to stop use of POP-UP STOPPER in keywords ads. Via Yahoo press release.
The Register’s (mostly negative) comments on ICANN’s process for evaluating who should be awarded the contract for adminstering the .NET domain name registry, now held by Verisign.
Interesting press release from Response Insurance announcing that Google has complied with its request to police use of its name as keyword.
Scented-tree infringement case brought by ‘Car Freshners’ via Newsday.
The Fourth Edition of the Trademark Manual of Examination Procedures has been issued.
Friendly tip to people starting out in trademark law: when you approach your supervisor with a question as to Trademark Office practice, anticipate that their first question to you will be: have you looked in the TMEP?
Marketwatch on spyware and the influence of Ben Edelman in getting legitimate companies such as Ask Jeeves from partnering with spyware vendors.
According to Law and Entrepreneurship News, the owners of the FARMALL trademark for tractors are protesting the use of the name FARMALL PROMENADE for square dancing tractors.
Historical information on Farmall Tractors here.
Farmall diecast trucks available here.