New Trademarkia Feature Exposes Biggest Trademark Bullies; Apple, Zynga Among Top Five

For a long time, it was easy to search for patents on the Web , but trademarks? Not so much. Thanks to startups like TechCrunch 50 grad Trademarkia , anyone can now do a simple keyword search and pick through each and every U.S. trademark filed since 1870 -- if your heart so desires, of course.

AdGooroo Trademark Insight Tool Makes Infringement Monitoring A Breeze

Some of you may not have any issues with other advertisers infringing on your trademarked terms via search marketing… count yourselves lucky. For those of us who have been left by the search engines to self-police these problems, AdGooroo’s Trademark Insight tool can turn a laborious challenge into a fairly efficient task.

Apple, Zynga and Facebook Among Top 'Trademark Bullies'

You've heard about the iPod. But what about the BrainPod, the MixPod and the GoPod? Probably not, because Apple opposed their names when they applied to be trademarked.

'Hyno the Rhino' as elusive as nearly extinct herbivore

Now I know how big-game hunters feel. If you think being an undrafted rookie free agent fullback in the NFL sounds like a tough gig, try being the sports writer from Pennsylvania sent halfway across the country to ask people what they think of an undraf

Fairfield cupcake war ends; 'Sprinkles' now is 'Shack'

A local cupcake shop has changed its name to Pink Shack after battling some legal issues. Photo: Genevieve Reilly / Fairfield Citizen A cupcake bakery in the Brick Walk shopping center downtown has changed its name to settle a federal trademark-infringement suit.