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Thursday | The TTABlog

Antler Trade Dress Fails to Function as a Trademark for Ammunition, Says TTAB

The Board affirmed a refusal to register the design shown below as a trademark for ammunition, finding that it fails to function as a source indicator.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense

Wed Jul 08, 2009

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Stacking of New Space Vehicle Begins at Kennedy Space Center

For the first time in more than a quarter-century, a new space vehicle will begin stacking on a mobile launch platform at Kennedy Space Center, thanks to the hard work and dedication of an experienced team of employees from NASA and contractors United Space Alliance and Alliant Techsystems .

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, NASA, Aerospace-Defense

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Space Ref

ATK Plays Key Roles in Successful Launch of the Geostationary...

ATK Plays Key Roles in Successful Launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite O PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Saturday, July 4, 2009 Source: Alliant Techsystems - Comments ATK's Propulsion, Composite and Satellite Technologies Contribute to GOES-O Satellite Mission ATK Supports the Launch of United Launch Alliance's Delta IV ...

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Weather, Science / Technology, NASA

Thu Jul 02, 2009

SouthCoastToday.com

City backpack plant to move to Puerto Rico; Army says it is out of its hands

More than 60 factory workers from the former Michael Bianco plant in New Bedford lined the corner of Route 27 and Kansas Street Wednesday in a plea to Army officials at Natick Labs to save their jobs.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Belvoir, Natick, MA, Aerospace-Defense, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, Democrat

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Jane's Information Group

MDA director explains KEI and MKV cancellations

This September 2006 first-stage motor firing was successful, but the Missile Defense Agency now cites repeated first and second booster case failures as factors that delayed the Kinetic Energy Interceptor programme.

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Related Topix: Strategic Defense Initiative, Aerospace-Defense

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

ATK Awarded Contract for Ares I Upper Stage Ullage Motor

Motors Assist Stage Separation and Second Stage Engine Safe Start-Up HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems was selected by The Boeing Company to manufacture the upper stage ullage motors for the new Ares I launch vehicle.

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Related Topix: Huntsville Metro, Huntsville, AL, Aerospace-Defense, Science / Technology, Space

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Defence Industry Daily

Up to $2B for U.S. Army Munitions Orders to Alliant Techsystems

Alliant Techsystems in Minneapolis, MN received $42 million in small-caliber ammunition orders from the U.S. Army Sustainment Command in Rock Island, IL to produce 5.56mm, 7.62mm and .50-caliber ammunition.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Aerospace-Defense, Minneapolis, MN

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Boston.com

Workers battling factory closure

Scores of low-wage workers from a New Bedford factory that makes Army backpacks gathered for an emotional meeting yesterday with elected officials, clergy, and labor activists to demand that the 350-employee plant not be shuttered next month as planned.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Cape Verde, World News, Immigration Reform

Sat Jun 20, 2009

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

ATK Engineering Services Play Key Roles in LRO Mission

ATK Systems and Structures Essential to Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Launch ATK Helps LRO Mission Gather Data to Enable Future Long-Duration Human Lunar Missions MINNEAPOLIS, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems played a key role in the successful launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter / Lunar CRater Observation Sensing ...

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, US Military, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, US Air Force, Clearfield, UT

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal

Atk Ceo's pay down 14 percent in '09

Alliant Techsystems Inc. Chairman and CEO Daniel Murphy took home nearly $9 million in total compensation in fiscal 2009, down more than 14 percent from the previous year.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense

Deseret Morning News

Alliant denies that it's planning any layoffs

An Alliant Techsystem spokesman said Wednesday that the company is not planning layoffs despite a Utah legislator's comments earlier in the day that the company would be "laying off a tremendous amount of people." During an Education Interim Committee discussion about the state's need for an educated work force, Rep.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Bloomberg.com

Alliant Tech Parlays $1 Billion in Airbus Parts to Seek Regional Jet Work

Alliant Techsystems Inc. is marketing lightweight composite aircraft parts for regional and business jets after winning an order for the Airbus SAS A350 last month thata s now valued at more than $1 billion.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Falls Church, VA

Tue Jun 16, 2009

StarTribune

Alliant plans sales for smaller jets

Alliant Techsystems Inc. is marketing lightweight composite aircraft parts for regional and business jets after winning an order for the Airbus SAS A350 last month that's now valued at more than $1 billion.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense

Fri Jun 12, 2009

The Standard-Times

Eagle workers protest plant closure

Chanting in Portuguese and Spanish and waving posters that read, "Eagle Jobs Belong in New Bedford" and "U.S. Army Stop ATK, Save Our Jobs," Eagle workers rallied Tuesday to protest plans to close the plant.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, Democrat

Thu Jun 11, 2009

Turnto10.com

New Bedford factory workers hold rally

A group of angry workers held a rally Tuesday, upset that their New Bedford factory will be shut down at the end of July.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, US Army, US Military

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

ATK to Feature Its Commercial and Military Aerospace Programs at the 100th Anniversary Paris Air Show

ATK Emerges as a Major Aerospace Composites Supplier ATK to Highlight its Affordable ISR Solutions to an International Audience MINNEAPOLIS, June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems announced today that it will participate as an exhibitor at the 2009 Paris Air Show.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, US Military, US Navy, US Air Force, NASA

Tue Jun 09, 2009

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Military Textile Manufacturing Workers Rally to Save Their Jobs

Senators Kennedy and Kerry and Representative Frank Stand Up for Workers NEW YORK, June 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Earlier today, 100 Eagle Industries workers in New Bedford, MA, who manufacture backpacks for the U.S. army, rallied outside their factory to save their jobs.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, Democrat, New Bedford Metro, New Bedford, MA, John Kerry, US Senate, Aerospace-Defense, US Military, US Army

Mon Jun 08, 2009

Middle East Newsline

Israeli, U.S. Firms Advance In Rocket Project

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Defense companies from Israel and the United States have been advancing in the development of a guided rocket.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Aerospace-Defense

Sat Jun 06, 2009

MyFoxBoston

Factory in '07 Immigration Raid to Close

A New Bedford leather-goods factory raided in 2007 by immigration agents will close.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Fenton, MO

Thu Jun 04, 2009

Jane's Information Group

Industry team conducts GATR in-flight firing tests

The GATR adds an Elbit SAL and ATK propulsion system to a conventional 70 mm FFAR to turn it into a precision-guided weapon.

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Related Topix: Elbit Systems, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense

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