Check is in the mail part 2

Jessi just informed me that Ulf's name is also on the list of people who haven't picked up their checks from AFTRA. Does this mean Linn already picked up her check?!? ;o)

Trademark Search

Ever heard of the Salinja AG Corporation based in SWITZERLAND? I hadn't either until I ran a trademark search on "Ace of Base" in the United States Patent and Trademark database. That company, Salinja AG, owns the rights to the name "Ace of Base". The company consists of one man, the band's lawyer, Per-Hans Berg. The trademark was filed in October 1994, which seems a bit late to trademark the name in the US. By that time, three songs had reached Billboard's top 10 and another one was climbing the charts. The good news is, the tradmark is still "live" in the system.

You can find some 74 pages of information and paperwork on the trademark at the US Patent and Trademarks website. You can even download them in PDF form if you wish. I was going to go through the records and pick out the parts that Acers might be interested in, but I haven't had time yet. If you're so inclined to do so yourself, you'll find the records at this address -

http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow?SRCH=Y&isSubmitted=true&details=&SELECT=US+Serial+No&TEXT=74587300

I'll be making another post later on with my thoughts on this info.

The check is in the mail!

I check Google once in a while for interesting and quirky AOB links. Today, I stumbled upon a list put out by AFTRA (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) in February 2006.

Here is the link: http://www.aftra.com/locals/losangeles/UTLNAMESFeb06.pdf

This PDF is just a list with names of people who don't know they have money waiting for them in Los Angeles. AFTRA has not been able to track down these people, so their checks are being held for them. Check under Berggren, and you have two of the three listed there. Hey Jonas, Jenny, you have checks waiting for you in Los Angeles! Now, the tricky part will be showing them your social security number. Maybe a personnummer will do instead? ;o)