| Judge bans Staaldraad DVDs and photos
THE BLOCKING of the distribution of a DVD or any other work including still photos taken from the video footage from the now infamous Kamp Staaldraad Springbok rugby training camp in September 2003 has been hailed as a victory for the players' rights. This follows a judgment by Judge Pierre Rabie in the Transvaal section of the South African High Court yesterday. He ruled in favour of SA Rugby, prohibiting Pro-Tect International from distributing the Kamp Staaldraad: The Real Story DVD or any adaptations of this work. Judge Rabie ruled that marketing such a movie or DVD would be an infringement on the copyright owned by SA Rugby and infringed the rights of the rugby players who were co-applicants. .
Office Live Sues Microsoft
Office Live LLC., an online media company that gives free professional advice and runs a number of websites, including Officelive.net, has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft targeting its “Office Live" brand. The lawsuit aims to seek an injunction disallowing Microsoft from using the “Office Live" name.
Office Live LLC has had a federal registration on the “Office Live" trademark since 2002, well before the launch of Microsoft's Office Live services, which only made their debut late last November. Office Live LLC also has a large number of services and websites centered on the Office Live brand, such as Lawofficelive.com, Autofficelive.com, and Realtorsofficelive.com.
Following the release of Microsoft's Office Live services, Office Live LLC filed a lawsuit against Microsoft on December 29, 2006 in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
HC asks firm not to use Infosys trademark
New Delhi, Feb. 11 (PTI): The Delhi High Court has directed computer education institute, Park Infosys, not to use the word Infosys in its name, as it is a registered trademark of IT giant Infosys. Delivering the judgment on trademark infringement suit filed by Infosys Technologies Ltd, Justice Gita Mittal said, "There can be no manner of doubt that use by the defendant (computer institute) is likely to result in confusion and the same has propensity of diverting customers and business of the plaintiff (Infosys) to the defendant,". "The service range of the defendant is also similar to that of the plaintiff (Infosys). In this view of the matter, I am of the considered view that the plaintiff (Infosys) is entitled to a decree for injunction as prayed for," Justice Gita Mittal said. The court also imposed a fine of Rs.
15 local agencies led by non-Party member chiefs
FIFTEEN Shanghai government agencies or departments are now led by 15 non-Communist Party member chiefs. Among them, one works for a municipal government body, while the others are chiefs of district or county-level government agencies. According to a policy issued by the Shanghai Committee of the Communist Party of China last year, non-Party members are authorized to act as government department chiefs. Besides, by the end of February, among the total 48 municipal agencies, 15 have non-Party members as their leaders. From 2005, seven municipal agencies, including the Health Bureau, the Intellectual Property Administration and the Information Committee, hired non-Party members as their vice directors. The No.1 and No. 2 Intermediate People's Courts also have non-Party members, with one position being their vice directors.
Ethiopia - Why Trademark matters to Ethiopia? Ethiopia - Why ...
Robert Winter, a senior partner at Arnold & Porter, probably never thought he'd be pushing his client's point of view on YouTube when he agreed to help the government of Ethiopia protect the intellectual property associated with the names of three of its most famous coffee-growing regions. But last week he defended the country's initiative to trademark and license the coffee names in a video posted on the site. It was a response to a widely viewed video posted in December by Dub Hay, Starbucks Coffee Co. senior vice president, claiming the trademark and licensing scheme was illegal. "It's plain silly -- there's nothing illegal at all," Winter says in a grainy video of him in his office, responding to questions that flash on the screen. The video's format and typical low-budget YouTube aesthetic mimics Starbucks' offering, but at 5 1/2 minutes comes in at nearly three times the length.
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