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Year: 2020 (page 66 of 93)

Twitter lost the word “tweet” to a third-party developer.

The micro-blogging service may be worth billions, but it still can’t claim ownership over the word “tweet”.

The trademarks office rejected Twitter’s application because of an earlier claim by a third-party developer. Twittad, a Twitter-based advertising service, trademarked the phrase “Let

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Facebook owns the word “face” as trademark.

As if the social networking site needed any more ammo against competitors, it recently trademarked the word “face”.

But don’t worry, it only applies to telecommunication services, so companies like Northface are safe. So far, Apple’s video chat app FaceTime is also safe, but

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McDonald’s has had mixed legal luck when it comes ownership of the “Mc” prefix

In the past, the fast food chain has emerged victorious from courtroom battles against smaller stores like McCoffee, a San Francisco cafe, and MacJoy, a Philippine fast food restaurant.

But their luck seems have to reversed. In 2009, McDonald’s lost an eight-year battle with a Malaysian restaurant

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Right time for trademarking product names and logos

The best time to trademark a product name depends upon when you plan on first selling the goods or services. If you’ve already begun selling product under the name, then do not wait any longer to file a use-based trademark application.

If you have not yet begun selling product, it might make sense

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Color Infringement: Microsoft vs. Google

Lawyers for Microsoft, Inc. have filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming the company’s new Chrome OS color scheme infringes on the Windows logo color scheme.

Can Microsoft really own “the four colors” used in its logo and prevent others in the industry from using them even if the logo is

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