Baz Ratner/Reuters History was made on 1 September, 2017 in Kenya after the presidential elections was declared null and void. Kenya became the first country in Africa to nullify a presidential election after the country’s Supreme Court on Friday nullified the August 8 presidential elections which declared the incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta winner. The Supreme Court found out that […]
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Supreme Court asked to nullify the Google trademark
Enlarge (credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images) Is the term “google” too generic and therefore unworthy of its trademark protection? That’s the question before the US Supreme Court. Words like teleprompter, thermos, hoover, aspirin, and videotape were once trademarked. They lost the status after their names became too generic and fell victim to what is known as […]
“Genericide” assault to nullify the Google trademark fails
Enlarge (credit: David Kravets/Arstechnica) What do a teleprompter, thermos, aspirin, and videotape have in common? They were once trademarked but lost their legally protected status because their names became too generic. Google won’t be joining that list any time soon. Google defeated a “genericide” lawsuit Tuesday that claimed Google should no longer be trademarked because the word […]