Federal Judge Emmet Sullivanhas issued a preliminary injunction, preventing Washington-based DemStore.com from selling a variety of merchandise -- hats, buttons, balloons and T-shirts -- with the red-and-blue image, without the permission of Obama for America, the president's re-election campaign.

one thousand and a hundred sixty trademarks have been registered by the (Iranian) Trademark Office in Khordad of this year (from 21 to 20 May).