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Developments
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Delaware
makes changes to the DGCL
Two
banks named Citizens settle trademark dispute
- Dispute followed acquisition of Mellon branches
by Citizens Financial ($137 billion assets)
- Acquired branches were renamed to use
Citizens name
- Much smaller Citizens National Bank of Evans
City sued
- Third Circuit
upheld lower court finding
of trademark infringement 9.09.04
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Notable
Cases
Precedent Name Changes
YRC Worldwide 2006
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Change
from Yellow Roadway
- Effected by amendment to corporate
charter
- Delaware corporation
Announced
1.03.06
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SBC - AT&T 2005
SEC_CODE_REF_0090001192884
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SBC
adopts AT&T name in acquisition
- Effected by amendment to corporate
charter
- Delaware corporation
Announced
11.21.05
Filings
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Knight Capital Group Inc 2005
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Change
from Knight Trading Group Inc
- Effected by amendment to corporate
charter
- Delaware corporation
Press
release
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Chevron 2005
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Change
from ChevronTexaco
- Effected by amendment to corporate
charter
- Delaware corporation
Press
release
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The
Hershey Company 2005
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Change from Hershey Foods Corporation
- Effected by amendment to corporate
charter
- Delaware corporation
Proxy statement
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Time
Warner 2003
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