Preseason has started, and the football season begins September 7.  Come September 11, at least six people, under the age of 25, would like to see a different emblem on the helmets of Washington's football team.

Six American Indian young people from across the country will file a joint petition with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Aug. 11 for the cancellation of the Washington Redskins football organization (Pro-Football Inc.) trademarked term, “Redskins.”

Fortunately a rival site of 1UP.com, the web destination of the extremely popular Electronic Gaming Magazine (aka EGM), knows the difference between a patent and a trademark. Gamespy correctly reports . . .

Perhaps hoping to capitalize on some of the success of Red Octane's breakout hit Guitar Hero, publisher Konami has made a filing with the US government to trademark the moniker "Guitar Revolution"--a title that shares the nomenclature found in the company's other music and rhythm games.

With a "Buy It Now" price of $800,000 and an unknown reserve. eBay bidders were not to crazy about "Crazy Eddie".  Wikipedia says this about the retailer:

Crazy Eddie was a consumer electronics chain located primarily in the Northeastern United States. It was started in the 1970s in Brooklyn, New York, by businessman Eddie Antar. It is famous throughout the tri-state area for its commericals, featuring a frenetic, "crazy" character promoting the stores.

The auction for the website and the "Crazy Eddie" trademark ended July 2, 2006 with a high bid of $30,100.  Wikipedia also says this about "Crazy Eddie":

In 1989 the chain suffered a major scandal when Eddie Antar and his family were accused (and eventually convicted) of "cooking the books" in order to skim money and inflate inventory.

I guess if you are in the market for a purse, searching Google and in France you won't see an advertisement from Lois Vuitton's competitors.

Google is barred from using Louis Vuitton's trademarks in its advertising on all of its Web sites accessible from France, and Google was ordered to pay Louis Vuitton $94,139 (75,000 euros) in legal expenses and to publish the ruling in four news magazines and an online site, the statement said.

Apple previously trademarked the term "Mac Pro" in New Zealand in late 2005. On May 17th 2006, the same name was trademarked through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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