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  • August 2008

    • D'Oh!: 17 Sounds You Know

      Mental Floss Magazine  |  Aug 13, 08 1:55 PM CDT

      D'Oh!: 17 Sounds You Know

      (Newser) - Harley-Davidson's attempt to trademark its “Hog Call” V-twin engine sound stalled, but about 300 sounds have made the cut. Mental Floss sounds off on the 17 best-known: The first trademarked sound: NBC’s chimes, the notes G, E, C MGM’s lion’s roar More »

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      list  • sound  • trademarks  • Patent and Trademark Office

  • July 2008

    • M&M's Maker Countersues Naked Cowboy

      New York Post  |  Jul 11, 08 7:48 PM CDT

      M&M's Maker Countersues Naked Cowboy

      (Newser) - The maker of M&M's isn’t sitting still while the Naked Cowboy tries to serenade his way into its corporate pocketbook, the New York Post reports. Yesterday Mars Inc. fired a copyright-infringement suit at the musical cowpoke, a fixture at Times Square who had sued Mars, saying the company stole his look in an M&M's ad. But Mars says that’s like the Yankees claiming they have a monopoly on pinstripes. More »

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      Mars  • guitar  • trademarks  • Robert Burck  • M&Ms

  • March 2008
  • December 2007

    • Chinese Translation Ours, Company Tells Google

      Associated Press  |  Dec 14, 07 3:24 PM CST

      Chinese Translation Ours, Company Tells Google

      (Newser) - A Beijing company has sued Google over the search engine’s Chinese name, insisting it registered “Guge” first—and that the Californians should pick a new Far East handle. Beijing Guge Sci-Tech says it claimed the name in April 2006, while its nominal American competition didn’t make its Chinese presence official until November of that year, the AP reports. More »

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      China  • Google  • trademarks

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