Russian Government Suffers Defeat in Use of Trade Name for Flagship International TV Network; Russia Today Television Denied Application by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
U.S. Newswire, May, 2007
To: BUSINESS EDITORS
Contact: David Rothstein of IPD Group, 1-202-318-8905 or http:// www.ipdgroup.com/feedback.php
WASHINGTON, May 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Russian government's attempts at building an International TV News franchise suffered a setback as the United States Patent and Trademark Office rejected its bid to gain trademark protection for the use of the name "Russia Today". See: http://www.ipdgroup.com/RT_USPTMO_Rejection.pdf
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office cited registration #3196183 which is in use by the U.S.-based RussiaToday.com news service as a key reason.
RussiaToday.com, the legitimate owner of the trademarked name, was founded in 1996 during the run-up to that year's Russian Presidential election by the U.S. online media...
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