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Reed Elsevier Inc., which publishes “Who’s Who in America” and other biographical directories, has filed a lawsuit accusing a rival company in Laguna Beach of appropriating the “Who’s Who” trademark for its own directories.
March 10, 2001
Anglo-Dutch publishing group Reed-Elsevier, seeking to expand its highly profitable scientific-publishing business, said it agreed to buy MDL Information Systems Inc. of San Leandro for $320 million.
March 25, 1997
Anglo-Dutch publisher Reed Elsevier said Tuesday that it reached an agreement to acquire Mead Corp.’
Oct. 5, 1994
Reed Elsevier, a British-Dutch media company, said it is buying a trade magazine publisher and two other Walt Disney Co. units for $447 million.
June 24, 1997
Reed Elsevier Negotiating to Buy Airline Guide: Reed Elsevier said it is in talks with the administrators of Maxwell Communication Corp. to buy the assets of Official Airlines Guide Inc. for about $425 million, according to the joint venture company formed by Reed International and Dutch Elsevier.
May 12, 1993
Anglo-Dutch publisher Reed Elsevier and its Dutch competitor, Wolters Kluwer, said Monday that they will merge to create a publishing powerhouse in the scientific and professional fields.
Oct. 14, 1997
Times Mirror Co. and Anglo-Dutch publishing group Reed-Elsevier announced the completion of their joint venture to own Shepard’s, the nation’s premier legal citation service.
Nov. 28, 1996
Mead Corp. has agreed to sell its Lexis and Nexis database services for $1.5 billion in cash to Reed Elsevier, a British-Dutch publishing company whose U.S properties include Variety and Publishers Weekly.
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March 23, 2012