Interesting findings have been reported by the 2005 Trends in Trademarks report. This reports is an annual project of Dechert LLP, a Philadelphia Law Firm and partner Glenn Gundersen. The firm studies and analyzes the latest registrations made with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Since the year 1992, Gunderson, co-chair of the intellectual group of the firm, studies the words that companies and organizations choose for their new products, services and campaigns. Trends are established on the basis of this study and analysis. Gunderson has been keeping a track of the most popularly picked up words during any point of time. During 2004, according to marketing trends, the word ‘carb’ was the favored one. It was taken over by the word ‘zero’ but the latest word to gain popularity in trademarks last year was ‘poker’. Chron.com reports:
Trademarks including the word poker more than tripled from 77 in 2003 to 282 in 2004. Trademarks for poker-related goods and services shot from 58 to 296 in the same years.
Where is PartyGaming Headed?
เเทงหวยออนไลน์ has been the hottest poker site in the news latelty. However, in the prospectus floated by PartyGaming, there are 27 pages of risk warnings. These warnings include everything from the threat of regulation in the United States to the possibility of its directors being jailed. What has not been mentioned is that only three months after the floatation of PartyGaming, it was discovered that its growth rate was slowing down. The rise of PartyGaming, to astronomical heights of success, was like a fairy tale. It is true, there wasn’t any promise of the market continuing to grow at 366 percent last year. But the present situation is what one banker describes as a break in rule number one of issues. Pointing at the fact that the first announcement after the float is already showing a downswing. Observer.guardian reports:
The profits warning dealt an equally savage blow to the reputation of DresdnerKleinwortWasserstein, the investment bank that brought PartyGaming to the market. Its own analyst, previously one of the most bullish about the company’s prospects, made the most swingeing cuts in forecasts, slashing 12 percent off next year’s figures and 25 percent off the following year’s.
Suresh Doshi Gets the Crown at Event #3 of the World Series of Poker Circuit
The finals of the Harrah’s World Series of Poker Circuit Event #3 were played during this week. Event #3 began on Wednesday with 140 players. The prize pool was included an amount of $135,800. On Thursday, the final table nine began to play at 2.00 pm. Max Pescatori, the upcoming poker star made it to the final table in teh fifth chip count spot. Suresh Doshi, a Las Vegas player joined in the finals as the chip leader. He had a 2 to 1 lead over George Tallas in the second spot. Doshi played extremely cautiously, guarding his chip stacks and never letting go of the lead, finally going heads up with John Harris of North Carolina, winning the money, ring and title. Polerplayernewpaper.com reports:
The heads up action had barely begun when John went all-in and was immediately called by Doshi. John showed pocket Fours while Doshi turned over his pocket Kings.
