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These excerpts taken from the VVI 10-K filed Feb 27, 2009. Intellectual
Property
Viad owns a number of trademarks, patents and copyrights. The
Viad companies own or have the right to many registered
trademarks used in their various businesses, including, among
others,
GES®,
GES Exposition
Services®,
BOOTHBUILDER®,
ExhibitSelect®,
GES
Servicenter®,
GES National
Servicenter®,
HANG:RZ®,
The Becker
Group®,
Toys Thru Time Hall of
Fame®,
Trade Show
Electrical®,
Trade Show Rigging
TSR®,
TSE Trade Show Electrical &
Design®,
ethnoMetrics®,
Exhibitgroup/Giltspur®,
ExpoTech®,
Exhibitgroup®,
EMAX®,
DEXZ®,
WAM! The Wireless
Ambassador®
and LUMA2 &
Design®.
Some of the Company’s trademarks are also registered
outside the United States, including the Melville lion image,
Maxim®,
Royal Glacier
Tours®,
Emax®,
Exhibitgroup®
and
Giltspur®.
United States trademark registrations are for a term of ten
years and are renewable every ten years as long as the
trademarks are used in the regular course of trade.
Exhibitgroup/Giltspur owns a number of patents for exhibit
technology and exhibit processes that are cumulatively important
to its business and that it believes provide competitive
advantages in the marketplace for designing and building
exhibits. These include patents relating to modular furniture
used in exhibits and displays, a multiple-panel display system
and a modular structure having a load-bearing surface.
Exhibitgroup/Giltspur also owns a number of design patents for
its retail merchandising units. United States utility patents
are currently granted for a term of 20 years from the date
a patent application is filed and United States design patents
are currently granted for a term of 14 years from the date
granted. Exhibitgroup/Giltspur and Becker Group have extensive
design libraries with copyright protections, and own copyright
registrations for a number of the designs within their
respective design libraries. Copyright protection for such work
is 95 years from the date of publication or 120 years
from creation, whichever is shorter.
Although Viad believes that certain of its trademarks, patents
and copyrights have substantial value, it does not believe that
the loss of any one of these patents, trademarks or copyrights
would have a material adverse effect on its financial condition
or results of operations.
Intellectual Property Viad owns a number of trademarks, patents and copyrights. The Viad companies own or have the right to many registered trademarks used in their various businesses, including, among others, GES®, GES Exposition Services®, BOOTHBUILDER®, ExhibitSelect®, GES Servicenter®, GES National Servicenter®, HANG:RZ®, The Becker Group®, Toys Thru Time Hall of Fame®, Trade Show Electrical®, Trade Show Rigging TSR®, TSE Trade Show Electrical & Design®, ethnoMetrics®, Exhibitgroup/Giltspur®, ExpoTech®, Exhibitgroup®, EMAX®, DEXZ®, WAM! The Wireless Ambassador® and LUMA2 & Design®. Some of the Company’s trademarks are also registered outside the United States, including the Melville lion image, Maxim®, Royal Glacier Tours®, Emax®, Exhibitgroup® and Giltspur®. United States trademark registrations are for a term of ten years and are renewable every ten years as long as the trademarks are used in the regular course of trade. Exhibitgroup/Giltspur owns a number of patents for exhibit technology and exhibit processes that are cumulatively important to its business and that it believes provide competitive advantages in the marketplace for designing and building exhibits. These include patents relating to modular furniture used in exhibits and displays, a multiple-panel display system and a modular structure having a load-bearing surface. Exhibitgroup/Giltspur also owns a number of design patents for its retail merchandising units. United States utility patents are currently granted for a term of 20 years from the date a patent application is filed and United States design patents are currently granted for a term of 14 years from the date granted. Exhibitgroup/Giltspur and Becker Group have extensive design libraries with copyright protections, and own copyright registrations for a number of the designs within their respective design libraries. Copyright protection for such work is 95 years from the date of publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is shorter. Although Viad believes that certain of its trademarks, patents and copyrights have substantial value, it does not believe that the loss of any one of these patents, trademarks or copyrights would have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations. These excerpts taken from the VVI 10-K filed Feb 29, 2008. Intellectual
Property
Viad owns a number of trademarks, patents and copyrights. The
Viad companies own or have the right to many registered
trademarks used in their various businesses, including, among
others,
GES®,
GES Exposition
Services®,
BOOTHBUILDER®,
ExhibitSelect®,
GES
Servicenter®,
GES National
Servicenter®,
HANG:RZ®,
Trade Show
Electrical®,
Trade Show Rigging
TSR®,
TSE Trade Show Electrical &
Design®,
ethnoMetrics®,
Exhibitgroup/Giltspur®,
ExpoTech®,
Exhibitgroup®,
EMAX®,
DEXZ®,
WAM! The Wireless
Ambassador®
and LUMA2 &
Design®.
Some of the Company’s trademarks are also registered
outside the United States, including the Melville lion image,
Maxim®,
Royal Glacier
Tours®,
Emax®,
Exhibitgroup®
and
Giltspur®.
United
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States trademark registrations are for a term of ten years and
are renewable every ten years as long as the trademarks are used
in the regular course of trade.
Exhibitgroup/Giltspur owns a number of patents for exhibit
technology and exhibit processes that are cumulatively important
to its business and that it believes provide competitive
advantages in the marketplace for designing and building
exhibits. These include patents relating to modular furniture
used in exhibits and displays, specialized lighting systems used
for intensifying graphic imagery and other objects in exhibits,
a multiple-panel display system and a space-saving modular
structure for use in displays and exhibits.
Exhibitgroup/Giltspur also owns a number of design patents for
its retail merchandising units. United States utility patents
are currently granted for a term of 20 years from the date
a patent application is filed and United States design patents
are currently granted for a term of 14 years from the date
granted. Exhibitgroup/Giltspur owns copyright registrations
pertaining to many of its exhibit designs. Copyright protection
for such work is 95 years from the date of publication or
120 years from creation, whichever is shorter.
Although Viad believes that certain of its trademarks, patents
and copyrights have substantial value, it does not believe that
the loss of any of these patents, trademarks or copyrights would
have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or
results of operations.
Intellectual Property Viad owns a number of trademarks, patents and copyrights. The Viad companies own or have the right to many registered trademarks used in their various businesses, including, among others, GES®, GES Exposition Services®, BOOTHBUILDER®, ExhibitSelect®, GES Servicenter®, GES National Servicenter®, HANG:RZ®, Trade Show Electrical®, Trade Show Rigging TSR®, TSE Trade Show Electrical & Design®, ethnoMetrics®, Exhibitgroup/Giltspur®, ExpoTech®, Exhibitgroup®, EMAX®, DEXZ®, WAM! The Wireless Ambassador® and LUMA2 & Design®. Some of the Company’s trademarks are also registered outside the United States, including the Melville lion image, Maxim®, Royal Glacier Tours®, Emax®, Exhibitgroup® and Giltspur®. United
Table of ContentsStates trademark registrations are for a term of ten years and are renewable every ten years as long as the trademarks are used in the regular course of trade. Exhibitgroup/Giltspur owns a number of patents for exhibit technology and exhibit processes that are cumulatively important to its business and that it believes provide competitive advantages in the marketplace for designing and building exhibits. These include patents relating to modular furniture used in exhibits and displays, specialized lighting systems used for intensifying graphic imagery and other objects in exhibits, a multiple-panel display system and a space-saving modular structure for use in displays and exhibits. Exhibitgroup/Giltspur also owns a number of design patents for its retail merchandising units. United States utility patents are currently granted for a term of 20 years from the date a patent application is filed and United States design patents are currently granted for a term of 14 years from the date granted. Exhibitgroup/Giltspur owns copyright registrations pertaining to many of its exhibit designs. Copyright protection for such work is 95 years from the date of publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is shorter. Although Viad believes that certain of its trademarks, patents and copyrights have substantial value, it does not believe that the loss of any of these patents, trademarks or copyrights would have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations. This excerpt taken from the VVI 10-K filed Mar 1, 2007. Intellectual
Property
Viad owns a number of trademarks, patents and copyrights. The
Viad companies own or have the right to many registered
trademarks used in their various businesses, including, among
others,
GES®,
GES Exposition
Services®,
GES
Canadasm,
BOOTHBUILDER®,
ExhibitSelect®,
GES at Your
Service®,
GES
Servicenter®,
GES National
Servicentersm,
HANG:RZ®,
Trade Show
Electrical®,
Trade Show Rigging
TSR®,
Trade Show U GES Exposition
Services®,
TSE Trade Show Electrical &
Design®,
Exhibitgroup/Giltspur®,
ExpoTech®,
Exhibitgroup®,
egXpresssm,
eg@worksm,
EMAX®,
DEXZ®,
WAM! The Wireless
Ambassador®
and LUMA2 &
Design®.
Some of the Company’s trademarks are also registered
outside the United States, including
Maxim®,
Royal Glacier
Tours®,
Emax®,
Exhibitgroup®
and
Giltspur®.
United States trademark registrations are for a term of ten
years, renewable every ten years as long as the trademarks are
used in the regular course of trade.
Exhibitgroup owns a number of patents for exhibit technology and
exhibit processes that are cumulatively important to its
business and that it believes provide competitive advantages in
the marketplace for designing and building exhibits. These
include patents relating to modular furniture used in exhibits
and displays, specialized lighting systems used for intensifying
graphic imagery and other objects in exhibits, a multiple-panel
display system and a space-saving modular structure for use in
displays and exhibits. Exhibitgroup also owns ten design patents
for its retail merchandising units (kiosks). United States
patents are currently granted for a term of 20 years from
the date a patent application is filed.
Although Viad believes that certain of its trademarks, patents
and copyrights have substantial value, it does not believe that
the loss of any of these patents, trademarks or copyrights would
have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or
results of operations.
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