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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

  • News

    October 30, 2002

    Collect Calling

    Since selling his world-famous film archive to the Library of Congress, Rick Prelinger's been busy saving 40,000 magazines, newspapers, and government documents from history's dustbin. He wants you to take a look.

  • News

    December 19, 2001

    Can you stop the bots?

    Given that cyberspace is swarming with bots looking to snatch or destroy your data, does it make sense to install a firewall?

  • News

    December 6, 2000

    Patent Fight Pending

    When a company sues a notorious critic for infringement, is it just business or intimidation?

  • News

    February 9, 2000

    Genes Without Frontiers

    The so-called gene chip could revolutionize the way we treat cancer patients. That is, if biotech firms don't keep it out of doctors' hands.

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2010

    Cereal Litigant Refiles Froot Loops Lawsuit

    Back for another bowl of legal goodness...​SF Weekly last year reported on disgruntled cereal-buyer Roy Werbel, who filed suits in San Francisco Federal Court against the makers of Froot Loops and Crunchberries because -- wait for it -- he thought there was fruit in both of them. While Werbel's ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    New York Restaurant Owner Trademarks 'Chairman Bao,' Tells S.F. Truck to Change Its Name

    Uh-oh. First the Chairman Bao truck loses its starting chef/operator Eric Rud. Now the New York restaurant owner accusing the S.F. food truck of stealing the name has succeeded in obtaining a trademark for it. Eddie Haung, owner of BaoHaus, whose braised pork-belly bao ― the Chairman Bao ― lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    USC Owns 'SC' Logo: Supreme Court

    Snoop's a fan of USC -- and the Supreme Court, it would seem​A 13-year-legal battle over a pair of letters from the alphabet ended today when the Supreme Court declined to hear a case between USC and USC determining which school owns the right to market paraphernalia emblazoned with the "SC" logo. ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

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