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Article: Small Hispanic Record Producer Wins Verdict over Univision in U.S. Trademark Case.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- October 1, 2004
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WASHINGTON -- A small, entrepreneurial record producer won a trademark victory for his music products against opposition by the giant Univision Hispanic media company in a decision rendered by the United States Trademark Trial & Appeal Board.
Univision's Fonovisa Records had tried to prevent registration of the trademark "Puros Corridos Malandrines" by family owned AJR Discos, a small Los Angeles producer of Spanish language music, owned by Aaron Lopez Valdovinos. Lopez has been using Puros Corridos Malandrines as the title for a series of popular Spanish musical compilations since November 1999. The series of recordings have been sold on Lideres Entertainment ...