The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced further extensions to the time allowed to file certain patent and trademark-related documents and to pay certain required fees. These actions are an exercise of temporary authority provided to the USPTO by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) signed by President Trump on March 27.
Word Mark SEAFACE
Goods and Services: Sanitary masks for virus isolation purposes: Cruise ship services
Standard Characters Claimed
Serial Number 88863882
Filing Date April 8, 2020
Owner (APPLICANT) Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. CORPORATION LIBERIA 1050 Caribbean Way Miami FLORIDA 33132
There are a number of famous colors that are trademark-protected – such as the color brown, which is registered by UPS, and the color “robin egg blue”, which is registered by Tiffany
3M is accusing a New Jersey company of violating federal trademark law by reselling the company’s N95 masks at drastically increased prices, one of the first major trademark lawsuits stemming directly from the COVID-19 pandemic. In a complaint filed Friday in Manhattan federal court, 3M claims Performance Supply LLC offered to sell millions of the masks to New York City at a “grossly inflated” cost of more than 500% the actual price.
Price gouging: 便乗値上げ
Causes of Action(訴因): Federal trademark infringement, trademark dilution, unfair competition, false endorsement, false association, false designation of origin, and false advertising; New York deceptive acts and practices, false advertising, dilution and injury to business reputation, trademark infringement, and unfair competition.
タンパベイ・バッカニアーズ入りが現実のものとなった時、トム・ブレイディの代理人は少なくとも1つの商標権を確保しようとすぐに動いた。彼のグループは他にもいくつかの商標をブランドに追加しようとしている。商標代理人のジョシュ・ガーベンによると、ブレイディの会社である『TEB Capital Management(TEBキャピタル・マネジメント)』が2つの商標――“Tompa Bay(トンパ・ベイ)”と“Tampa Brady(タンパ・ブレイディ)”の登録を出願したということだ。
Свои инновации патентуют не только компании, напрямую связанные с технологиями, как, например, часовые или автомобильные, но и модные бренды. Так, среди патентов, имеющихся у производителя обуви Geox (а их у бренда уже 35), подошва Amphibiox с водо- и воздухонепроницаемой мембраной. Патентом защищены материалы Loro Piana, в частности Lotus Flower, который делают из лотоса.