Applicant Petroglyph Games won the identification-of-goods battle but lost the registration war regarding its mark BATTLECAM for "computer game software." In a rather odd ruling, the Board reversed the PTO’s requirement that Petroglyph provide a n (more…)
I could have linked to a million stories on this, but Publishers Weekly seems appropriate:
In a potentially precedent-setting ruling today, federal judge Deborah Batts ruled that J.D. Salingers most famous character, Holden Caulfield, is protected by copyright. She did not rule, however, on whether (more…)
The Dallas Morning News reports that 66 gang members have been arrested in a North Texas sweep. This effort is part of a continuing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement project targeting gangs that operate both in Texas and in other countries including Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, and Laos. Here are excerpts from the article:
The arrests were made with assistance from police agencies in Arlington, Dallas, Carrollton, Fort Worth, Irving, Lewisville and Plano. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also participated.(more…)
The U.S. Embassy in Honduras announced today that due to the political situation in Honduras, the Consular Section will be closed July 1, 2009 and July 2, 2009. Thus, all non-immigrant and immigrant visa appointments for July 1, 2009, and July 2, 2009, have been cancelled and applicants will be contacted directly for rescheduling appointments. In observance of the July 4, 2009, Independence Day Holiday, the Embassy was scheduled to be closed on July 3, 2009.
Services for U.S. citizens including regular passport applications, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (more…)
