Supreme Court rules color can be patented
The Supreme Court ruled colors can qualify as trademarks, allowing firms to protect color alone as a brand symbol if it distinguishes products and serves no other function. The decision upholds protections for more than 50 companies and shapes future color branding strategies nationwide.
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Supreme Court
Stephen G. Breyer
Fower
Sheldon Klein
Washington
NBC
Celia Clarke
Breyer
Qualitex Co
Jacobson Products Co
San Fernando
Calif
Qualitex
Jacobson
California
Dr. Pepper
Seven-Up Corp
Dr. Peppers
Onondaga County Maid Service Expands Amid Hiring Hurdles
Mini Maid of Onondaga County operates at 6315 Fly Road East Syracuse led by Cindy Easterly with 13 employees offering 28 residential cleaning chores. The firm seeks to grow into Cayuga Oswego counties, add teams, and launch spring training while continuing to hire and train staff.
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Mini Maid of
Onondaga County
Fly Road
East
Syracuse
Cindy Easterly
Madre
Albert Fanning
Pneweraphe
Mini Maid
Forrest Gump Might Extend Theaters Beyond Video Release
Analysts estimate Forrest Gump could add 10 to 20 million in box office after its home video release on April 28. The film already earned 3317.1 million and stands as the fourth biggest box office drama on record.
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Tom Hanks
Isha
StockQuote Hotline offers around-the-clock market quotes
The Herald Journal announces a stock quotation hotline providing free touch-tone access to NYSE AMEX and NASDAQ quotes around the clock via NewsLine at Z Trane area code 989.
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Herald-Journal Stork
Health insurance break restored for self employed
House and Senate negotiators reached a compromise tax bill to restore the 25 percent health insurance deduction for self employed taxpayers and dependents for 1994, increasing to 30 percent in 1995. The agreement also repeals a tax break for broadcasters selling to minorities to fund the deduction, tightens the earned income tax credit, and drops an exit tax on wealthier citizens becoming non residents.
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House
Senate
Viacom Inc
Clinton
U.S
United States
Morning-after pills gain attention amid surveys and briefing
A Kaiser Family Foundation briefing in New York highlights surveys showing morning-after pills are available yet rarely prescribed. Advocates published a list of 1,477 doctors willing to prescribe and posted it online. The effort argues for broader access despite abortion-sensitivity and regulatory hurdles.
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New York
Kaiser Family Foundation
Mark Smith
Foundation
United States
Claire Castaldo
Ortho-McNeil Am Raritan
N J
Wyeth-Averst Laboratories
Sid
Syracuse VA Medical Center names new appointments
The Syracuse VA Medical Center announces several appointments and promotions including Philip P. Thomas as medical center director and Michael Valerio as acting associate director. John Regan and Kay Fowells receive acting roles in ambulatory care and pharmacy service respectively. Maria Lapetina becomes marketing research manager for Pharmacy Benefits Management, while Robert Utter is named operational auditor. SubAir Inc. hires and agency of record for Ed Vayrer & Associates is named.
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Syracuse Veterans Administration Medical Center
Irving Ave
Syracuse
Philip P. Thomas
Michael Valerio
John Regan
Kay Fowells
Elizabeth Jackson
Maria Lapetina
Marcellus
Pharmacy Benefis
Robert Utter
Liverpool
Ed Vayrer & Associates
SubAir Inc
Vernon
SubAir
FCC may cut fees for toll calls
FCC may reduce access charges that fund local phone networks, potentially lowering long distance bills by hundreds of millions. Regulators review four year old price cap rules as new reductions are debated amid industry estimates of overcharge and calls for fairer pricing.
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Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Reed Hundt
Bradley Stillman
Consumer Federation of America
Hundt
Commission
Kathleen Wallman
Access
Bell- South
Fed Holds Rates With Possible Pause Amid Slowing Economy
Fed policymakers left interest rates unchanged after a four hour private meeting signaling a hold amid signs of cooling growth. Economists split on next steps with some predicting a pause, others a possible hike at the May 23 meeting depending on Q1 strength and momentum into spring.
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Federal Reserve
Fed
Federal Open Market Committee
Allen Sinay
Lehman Brothers
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