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Vt. hard cider company takes aim at coffee roaster

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:40:07 -0400

RUTLAND, Vermont - A Vermont company that makes hard cider is suing a Vermont coffee company for trademark infringement over the use of the word "woodchuck."

ASU warns Halter: Stop using 'Arkansas Promise'

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:26:10 -0400

JONESBORO, Arkansas - Arkansas State University is warning Bill Halter that it owns the trademark to the "Arkansas Promise Scholarship" and says the Democrat needs to stop using a similar phrase in his campaign for governor.

Coach sues Kan. business, employee for fake goods

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:57:19 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - Luxury goods manufacturer Coach has sued a Wichita store, its owner and an employee for allegedly selling phony items bearing its brand name.

Social media raises concern about Disney trademark

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:49:28 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - When Lalo Alcaraz learned this week that Disney was seeking to trademark "Dia de los Muertos," the name of the traditional "Day of the Dead" celebrated by millions in Mexico and the U.S., the cartoonist had an idea.

Ark. Lottery Commission wants lawsuit dismissed

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:43:21 -0400

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - The state Supreme Court should dismiss a lawsuit about the lottery's name after a lower court refused to do so last year, a lawyer for the Arkansas Lottery Commission argued Thursday.

Vt reaches deal with company over trademark claims

Thu, 09 May 2013 04:07:15 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - The Vermont attorney general's office says it has settled complaints that a Los Angeles company sent mailings to Vermont companies that appeared to be bills.

Disney drops bid to trademark Day of Dead name

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:37:15 -0400

SANTA ANA, California - Disney has dropped an effort to trademark "Dia de los Muertos," the name of the traditional "Day of the Dead" holiday celebrated by millions in Mexico and the U.S.

Jeweler, Costco face off in NY over Tiffany rings

Sat, 04 May 2013 11:01:17 -0400

NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York has asked big-box wholesaler Costco and little-blue-box jeweler Tiffany & Co. to try to settle a multimillion-dollar trademark dispute.

Kansas to launch rebranded trademark program

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:45:04 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - Forget the old "Simply Kansas" brand. State officials are about to launch a new trademark program dubbed "From the Land of Kansas."

Vt. man's 'eat more kale' gets 'preliminary no'

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:53:09 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - A folk artist who built a T-shirt business around the term "eat more kale" said Monday the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has given him a "preliminary no" in his effort to protect it after the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain complained.