» Trademark http://videos.webpronews.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:23:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 "SEO" to Become a Trademark? http://videos.webpronews.com/2008/04/seo-to-become-a-trademark/ http://videos.webpronews.com/2008/04/seo-to-become-a-trademark/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:56:28 +0000 admin http://videos.webpronews.com/2008/04/16/seo-to-become-a-trademark/ The online community has been in an uproar since the news that someone is in the process of obtaining a trademark for the term “SEO.” Jason Gambert of Modern Consulting Solutions has gained approval from the Trademark Office and is now moving toward publication. WebProNews Reporter Abby Prince talked with Sarah Bird, Esquire, of SEOmoz, Inc., who happened upon the news as she was working on trademarks for SEOmoz.

Find out the latest in the case including Gambert’s response to the community and how you can file a Notice of Opposition, right here on WebProNews.

]]> http://videos.webpronews.com/2008/04/seo-to-become-a-trademark/feed/ 33 Yahoo Files Against AOL Instant Messenger http://videos.webpronews.com/2007/02/yahoo-files-against-aol-instant-messenger/ http://videos.webpronews.com/2007/02/yahoo-files-against-aol-instant-messenger/#comments Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:18:28 +0000 admin http://mcvideo.webpronews.com/2007/02/28/yahoo-files-against-aol-instant-messenger/ Yahoo may soon file opposition to AOL’s Instant Messenger trademark at the U-S Patent and Trademark Office (also known as USPTO). Yahoo’s Attorney David M. Kelly filed four separate requests for additional time to investigate the claim.

AOL has used the term “Instant Messenger” since 1997, though several adversaries disputed the term “Instant Messenger” as a general phrase to depict text messaging services and platforms in general.

The USPTO overturned previous refusals in 2005, granting AOL the rights to the phrase. The USPTO decided that “instant messaging” remained generic, not Instant Messenger. The ruling said users related Instant Messenger to AOL’s AIM service. Webpronews could not reach a Yahoo spokesperson for a comment as to why Yahoo suddenly filed the opposition.

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