Top High Tech Companies To Watch In Right Now

Back in February, up-and-coming performance-apparel specialist Under Armour (NYSE: UA  ) raised some eyebrows when it filed a lawsuit against its biggest competitor and global powerhouse Nike (NYSE: NKE  ) .

The allegation? Under Armour claims Nike's latest ad campaigns were aiming to create confusion by illegally using variations of Under Armour's trademarked "I will" catchphrase.

Image source: Under Armour.

Earlier this week, Nike finally came out to formally deny the charges, and took a few shots at its smaller competitor by saying the "I will" phrase is "not famous" and hasn't "acquired the�distinctiveness�or secondary meaning associated with Under Armour." As a result, Nike says, that renders Under Armour's trademark essentially useless under trademark infringement law.

Top High Tech Companies To Watch In Right Now: ECB Bancorp Inc(ECBE)

ECB Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for The East Carolina Bank, which provides general and community-oriented commercial and consumer banking services to small and medium-sized businesses and individuals in North Carolina. The company?s deposit products include business and individual checking accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market checking accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its loan products portfolio comprises term and installment loans, business and personal lines of credit, equity lines of credit, overdraft checking credit, real estate and construction loans, and commercial and industrial loans, as well as credit cards and related plans. As of March 31, 2011, the company operated 25 full service banking offices and 1 mortgage loan origination office. ECB Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Engelhard, North Carolina.

Top High Tech Companies To Watch In Right Now: (NBOH.OB)

National Bancshares Corporation operates as the holding company for First National Bank that provides financial services in Ohio. The company accepts various deposits, which include regular and money market savings accounts, NOW accounts, and fixed-maturity and fixed-rate certificates. Its loan portfolio comprises commercial loans, commercial real estate loans, construction loans, residential mortgage and home equity loans, and secured and unsecured consumer installment loans. In addition, the company provides debit cards, gift cards, travel cards, travelers` checks, official checks, money orders, ATM services, and individual retirement accounts. It operates 14 offices in Wayne, Medina, Stark, and Summit counties, as well as a loan production office in the Columbiana county. Further, the company, through its subsidiary, NBOH Properties, LLC, owns a multi-tenant commercial building in Fairlawn, Ohio. National Bancshares Corporation was founded in 1881 and is based in Orrvil le, Ohio.

5 Best Stocks To Own Right Now: National Research Corporation(NRCI)

National Research Corporation provides performance measurement and improvement services, healthcare analytics, and governance education to the healthcare industry in the United States and Canada. The company?s services include data collection, best practice identification, and delivery of value-added business intelligence. Its performance measurement and improvement services enable its clients to collect, analyze, and utilize meaningful business intelligence to improve performance relative to satisfaction, quality, cost, clinical outcomes, and other key performance metrics; Web-based electronic delivery systems provide clients the ability to review results and reports online, independently analyze data, query data sets, customize various reports, and distribute reports electronically; and business intelligence solutions provide clients with current key metric results, as well as best practice benchmarking information. The company also provides assessments, including consu mer quality perceptions, product-line preferences, service use, and visit satisfaction for approximately 4,900 hospitals and health systems. In addition, it offers subscription-based governance education services to the boards of directors and medical leadership of hospital and healthcare systems. The company provides information regarding organization governance, as well as emerging healthcare issues through online content, publications, periodicals, reference books, and associated videos through its resource catalog; and produces various executive healthcare leadership conferences. It primarily serves senior care profession and home health markets. National Research Corporation was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska.