The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday ruled against two men who sought $5 million in damages from the Georgia Lottery Corporation in a trademark infringement dispute.
George Kyle and Frank Mankovitch said the lottery should have received their permission before using the “MONEYBAG$” logo on tickets printed in 2005 and 2007, from which the lottery made $5 million in gross profits, the ruling said. Kyle had obtained a registered trademark for the logo in 1995 and then gave Mankovitch the exclusive right to market the game. In a 4-3 ruling, the state Supreme Court rejected their claims.
BILL RANKIN
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Atlanta will be the site for one of seven federally run pilot programs for coordinated Medicare patient care, the Obama administration announced Friday.
The Atlanta Community-Based Care Transitions Program, administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, will coordinate with area hospitals and social services providers to reduce complications and costs for patients after they leave the hospital. The Atlanta Regional Commission will work with Emory University Hospital Midtown, Gwinnett Medical Center, Piedmont Hospital, Southern Regional Hospital, WellStar Cobb Hospital and WellStar Kennestone Hospital.
The $500 million Community-Based Care Transitions Program was created in the health care reform law passed last year. It will pay the participating organizations on a per-patient basis. DANIEL MALLOY
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The University of Georgia formed a committee to search for a new director of the UGA Press. The current director, Nicole Mitchell, is leaving to run the University of Washington Press. The search committee includes faculty, librarians and members of the press staff and advisory board.
The press was founded in 1938 as a publishing house for faculty members. It has gained a national reputation in several areas, including geography, environmental studies, creative works and American, Southern and African-American literature and history. LAURA DIAMOND
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