Chipotle may open another restaurant chain called Better Burger. The company filed a trademark request for that name earlier this month, and Chipotle (CMG) spokesperson Chris Arnold called it a “growth seed idea.” He added that “the Chipotle model could be applied to a wide…
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MPAA, RIAA say surge underscores need to reform Digital Millennium Copyright Act Google received requests to scrub 213 million links from its search engine in the first 12 weeks of 2016 because of copyright infringement, a Variety analysis of the company’s data shows — an…
Read MoreOracle has filed a lawsuit against HP Enterprise for allegedly helping its partner to provide software support for the Solaris operating system. In a complaint filed in federal court in San Jose, California, Oracle claimed that HPE was aware of the marketing of support software…
Read MoreYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — The National Park Service has opened up a new front in the fight over the names of historic hotels and other beloved landmarks at Yosemite National Park. The agency has asked a federal trademark board to cancel trademarks obtained…
Read MoreLast month, a U.S. district court in Oregon granted Adidas’ motion for a preliminary injunction against U.S. footwear company Sketchers USA Inc., blocking Sketchers from selling, among other sneakers, a 3-stripe sneaker design that allegedly infringes Adidas’ 3-stripe registered trademark and one of its sneaker…
Read MoreWistron and Rakuten are the latest two vendors to sign patent-licensing deals with Microsoft for their Android devices. Microsoft is continuing to ink patent-licensing deals with makers of Android devices. This week, Microsoft renewed an Android patent licensing deal with Wistron. It also signed a…
Read MoreThe number of requests from copyright holders to get rid of links to allegedly infringing content has more than doubled compared to last year. Google is busier than ever putting the kibosh on search results that link to material that allegedly infringes copyright. The company…
Read MoreIf someone streams music or movies online without permission it is difficult for copyright holders to sue them in Hong Kong. HONG KONG: If someone streams music or movies online without permission it is difficult for copyright holders to sue them in Hong Kong. That…
Read MoreThanks to a new concessionaire company that has taken over at Yosemite National Park, the traditional names of hotels and other attractions are being changed, prompting anger from long-time employees and visitors to the park. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Aramark, the new concessionaire company that…
Read MoreSinger’s representatives call Jenner a ‘secondary reality television personality’ as she claims ownership of Kylie name in US Licence to Kylie … Kylie Minogue (left) is taking on Kylie Jenner. Composite: Rex Shutterstock/Getty Images There’s only one Kylie, fans of the Australian pop star might…
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