Apple has finally ended its iPhone trademark problem in China by acquiring the rights to the "i-phone" mark from Hanwang Technology. The acquisition ends a dangerous intellectual property and marketing situation for Apple. As I wrote in an earlier post, because ...
Category Archives: Trademark
Mistakes Small Businesses Make Regarding Intellectual Property (Part 1)
Small businesses often worry about protecting their intellectual property. Yet, they also hold misconceptions about how to strategically manage their intellectual property. The New York Times recently cited five common misconceptions that small businesses often make concerning their intellectual property. To remain competitive, small business owners ...
Rosetta Stone Tests Google AdWords Trademark Policy
Google AdWords faces another legal challenge over AdWords. Emboldened by a recent Second Circuit opinion, Rescuecom Corp. v. Google, Inc., Rosetta Stone filed a suit last Friday against Google for trademark infringement. Rosetta Stone accuses Google of allowing other ...
Can Apple Solve Its iPhone Trademark Problem In China?
Cupertino, your iPhone has a trademark problem in China. While Apple is talking to China Unicom about selling the iPhone in China beginning in 2010, MacWorld reports that Hanwang Technology owns the ...