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Under Armour said on Thursday it plans to separate its Curry Brand, after the sportswear maker’s board approved another $95 million in restructuring efforts…Launching in 2020, the Curry Brand was created as an extension of Curry’s longtime partnership with the U.S. sportswear giant.
情報源: Under Armour expands restructuring effort, plans to separate Curry business
ユネスコの無形文化遺産に日本が申請していた「越前鳥の子紙」など6件が登録される見通しとなりました。 日本では「歌舞伎」や「和食」など23の項目がユネスコの無形文化遺産に登録されています。今回、政府は新しい項目ではなく、すでに登録されている項目にこれまで入っていなかった行事や伝統技術6件を追加する「拡張提案」を行いました。
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is increasing fees for patents, trade marks and designs from 1 April 2026, subject to parliamentary approval ….Fees will increase by an average of 25%. For example a patent search is going up from £150 to £200 and a trade mark application from £170 to £205.
情報源: Intellectual Property Office fees to increase from April 2026
続きを読む“商標登録insideNews: Intellectual Property Office fees to increase from April 2026 | UKIPO”
文化庁では、我が国の多様な食文化の継承・振興への機運を醸成するため、地域で世代を越えて受け継がれてきた食文化を、100年続く食文化「100年フード」と名付け、文化庁とともに継承していくことを目指す取組を進めるとともに、食文化への学びや体験の提供に取り組む博物館、道の駅、食の体験・情報発信施設等に関する情報を一体的に発信する「食文化ミュージアム」の取組を実施しています。
Artificial intelligence company Stability AI mostly prevailed against Getty Images Tuesday in a British court battle over intellectual property….According to a judge’s ruling released Tuesday, Getty narrowly won its argument that Stability had infringed its trademark, but lost its claim for secondary infringement of copyright.
情報源: Stability AI largely wins court battle against Getty Images over copyright, trademark
Effective October 1, 2025, the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) has been elevated to full ministry status, and will now be known as the Ministry of Intellectual Property (MOIP) under the Prime Minister’s Office. … The elevation of KIPO to MOIP signifies a strategic reorganization, positioning the agency as the central authority for intellectual property policies. A key reform is the establishment of the “Intellectual Property Dispute Response Bureau,” upgraded from a division to a bureau-level entity. This bureau is tasked with providing timely and coordinated national responses to intellectual property disputes.
情報源: The Korean Intellectual Property Office Elevated to Full Ministry Status – Kim & Chang |金・張法律事務所
Ant Group has quietly filed a trademark for “AntCoin” in Hong Kong, signaling renewed interest in blockchain and stablecoins despite regulatory hurdles from mainland China.… The move comes just weeks after Beijing reportedly ordered Ant Group and JD.com to halt their stablecoin initiatives in Hong Kong.
情報源: Ant Group Files AntCoin Trademark in Hong Kong, Hinting at Web3 Revival
青森県が開発したリンゴに使われていた商標「彩香」の使用契約が切れるのに伴い10月28日から、流通上の呼び名が品種名「あおり9」に変わる。「彩香」は、青森県産業技術センターりんご研究所（青森県黒石市）が2001（平成13）年に品種登録したリンゴ「あおり9」に使ってきた商標。「キユーピー」（東京都渋谷区）が所有していたため生果実にのみ使用を許可してもらい、青森県が使用契約を結んでいた。
情報源: 青森のリンゴ・彩香は「あおり9」に 商標更新せず、品種名に呼び名を変更
続きを読む“商標登録insideNews: 青森のリンゴ・彩香は「あおり9」に 商標更新せず、品種名に呼び名を変更 | 弘前経済新聞”
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations (UANIPIO) have successfully collaborated to make UANIPIO’s trade mark data available in TMview. As of 22 October 2025, nearly 600,000 trade marks from the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations (UANIPIO) are now accessible through TMview — the EUIPO’s flagship tool offering free-of-charge, global trade mark search capabilities. This achievement, carried out in the context of the EU-funded #EU4IP project, marks a key step in aligning Ukraine’s IP infrastructure with EU standards and reinforcing its cooperation within the European Union Intellectual Property Network (#EUIPN). After the integration of Ukraine, TMview connects over 134 million trade marks from 80 participating offices.
情報源: Ukrainian trade marks now available in TMview
続きを読む“商標登録insideNews: Ukrainian trade marks now available in TMview | UANIPIO”
On 26 September 2025 the Court of Appeal of Tanzania handed down a pivotal judgment confirming that African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) trademark registrations designating mainland Tanzania are not enforceable. In its decision, the Court held that the Banjul Protocol on Marks, which provides for the regional registration of trademarks under ARIPO, has not been ratified or incorporated into Tanzanian law through the Trade and Service Marks Act, Cap. 326. As a result, the Protocol has no legal force or effect in mainland Tanzania.
情報源: Legal Update: Court of Appeal of Tanzania Rules on Enforceability of ARIPO Trademarks | Inventa
