Nintendo could be looking to expand their real estate in Japan after the company filed several new trademarks.SoraNews24 revealed in a translated report from Chinzai Watch that the video game company filed applications for Class 43 trademarks, a category that covers hotel and restaurant operations. Additional filings were also made in regards to Japanese text renderings of Splatoon, Pikmin, the Japanese title of Animal Crossing and three symbols from the Animal Crossing, Splatoon and Super Smash Bros. IPs.
Last week, Electrek found new trademark applications filed by Tesla that would hopefully clarify the names of these new vehicles. The trademarks were for ‘Robotaxi’ and ‘Robobus’. Now, Tesla has filed additional trademarks for ‘Cybercab’ and ‘Cyberbus’:
The French fashion house Christian Dior Couture renewed its trademark registration in Russia after it had left Russia but secretly continued to supply goods.
Tiger Woods accused of unlawfully hijacking clothing logo in dispute
Tiger Woods’ apparel brand Sun Day Red has “unlawfully hijacked” another company’s logo for their tiger emblem, according to a report by CNBC.Woods’ golf apparel and accessory brand has the tiger logo adorning all products, one which Woods himself says pays homage to his 15 Majors wins with the 15 stripes on the tiger logo.
Those familiar with filing and prosecuting trademark applications in Canada will know that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has among the world’s most stringent standards for assessing the specificity of goods and services claimed in such applications.To assist trademark counsel and brand owners in interpreting these standards, on September 18, 2024, CIPO released new Specificity Guidelines for the Goods and Services Manual (Specificity Guidelines).
For those just catching up: WP Engine needs a trademark license. Since being taken over by private equity firm Silver Lake in 2018, WP Engine has built a half-a-billion a year business by confusing consumers with their commercial use of the WordPress and WooCommerce trademarks. Automattic has tried for years to get WP Engine to obtain a commercial license for trademark use and contribute to the core software they rely on, but WP Engine has repeatedly declined to partner or contribute.