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July 14, 1999
TheirNameHere.com
New domains -- including .store -- likely to multiply Internet trademark conflicts
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May 20, 2009
Duck, Duck, Suit: One SF Duck Tour Sues Another Over Trademarked Quack
In November of last year, the SF Weekly published a cover story on the all-out duck fight going on between the city's rival amphibious tours, Bay Quackers and Ride the Ducks. Bay Quackers is the smaller, locally owned business that's been around about five years; Ride the Ducks belongs to ... More >>
Blogs
June 5, 2009
New York Times Reports SF Duck Tour Quacking Lawsuit -- But Omits Crucial Aspect
The SF Weekly has paid a lot of attention to the Duck Tour rivalry here in San Francisco. Possibly too much. So it was nice to see that the nation's most respected publication also found that story interesting, and published one of its own.The story is a good one, and it's especially informativ ... More >>
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November 11, 2009
Faster, Dressmaker! Style! Style!
The SF Weekly has paid a lot of attention to the Duck Tour rivalry here in San Francisco. Possibly too much. So it was nice to see that the nation's most respected publication also found that story interesting, and published one of its own.The story is a good one, and it's especially informativ ... More >>
Blogs
November 18, 2009
Apple Triumphs in Key Copyright Ruling in San Francisco Lawsuit
Robert Pedraza By C. Stiles In our cover story last week, Worms in the Apple, writer Tim Elfrink detailed the saga of the Rudy and Robert Pedraza, a couple of rogu ... More >>
News
January 13, 2010
Total Drag: One of S.F.'s most famous drag queens protects her trademark
Robert Pedraza By C. Stiles In our cover story last week, Worms in the Apple, writer Tim Elfrink detailed the saga of the Rudy and Robert Pedraza, a couple of rogu ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2010
Zynga Sued over 'Mafia Wars' Trademark by Digital Chocolate: Read the Lawsuit Here
Who says a war is bad for business?San Francisco-based social-gaming company Zynga is being sued for alleged trademark infringement over its popular Facebook game, Mafia Wars.Digital Chocolate, another online gaming company, claims in a lawsuit filed in federal court that it owns rights to the na ... More >>
Blogs
October 4, 2010
'Giants Baseball: Torture.' Can That Phrase Be Trademarked?
Really, it just seems like the Giants' bats are broken...Earlier this year, San Francisco Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper -- who can't turn off the games when they become unwatchable -- turned to broadcast partner Mike Krukow and uttered "Giants baseball: Torture." It's a phrase fans have taken t ... More >>
Blogs
January 11, 2011
Levi's Suing Dolce & Gabbana For Copying Pocket Stitching
Copy this at your own risk. Levi's is suing another fashion label for trademark infringement alleging it copied the Levi's double- arch stitching design and ribbon tab on the back pocket. The San Francisco-based jeans company filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco Wednesday against Ita ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2011
Apple Can't Stop Amazon from Using "App Store"
Weren't apples famous before Apple?In another case of the Silicon Valley giants butting heads, a federal judge denied Apple's motion for a preliminary injunction against Amazon and its use of the term "App Store."Lawyers for Apple argued that the "Amazon Appstore for Android" name infringes on it ... More >>
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October 3, 2011
Giants Barred From Trademarking "San Francisco" Logo
Wait! There's a "likelihood of confusion!"It was that kind of year for the San Francisco Giants. The team scored the fewest runs in the National League -- the fewest runs the team has scored, in fact, since it lost 100 games in 1985. At the plate, the Giants just couldn't deliver. Bizarrely, it h ... More >>
Blogs
October 6, 2011
The 1,101 Trademarks of San Francisco
Out at the plate, Giants...Earlier this week, we reported on the San Francisco Giants' summer of discontent carrying over into a fiasco at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The team was barred from trademarking the script "San Francisco" logo featured on Giants jackets and an armada of other ... More >>
News
October 12, 2011
Giants Get Sued Over Team's "San Francisco" Logo
Out at the plate, Giants...Earlier this week, we reported on the San Francisco Giants' summer of discontent carrying over into a fiasco at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The team was barred from trademarking the script "San Francisco" logo featured on Giants jackets and an armada of other ... More >>