Stone Brewing sues MillerCoors Over Stone Trademark
Stone Brewing has filed a lawsuit against Molson Coors Brewing Company subsidiary MillerCoors, which makes and markets the “Keystone” line of beers, alleging that the multinational company infringed on the San Diego craft brewery’s “Stone” trademark. According to the complaint, filed today in the U.S. district court of Southern California, Stone Brewing asserts that MillerCoors is purposely trying to “steal the consumer loyalty and awesome reputation of Stone’s craft brews” with its recently rebranded Keys
Apple Corps, the owner of the trademarks of the Fab Four, has filed a $100 million lawsuit against 50 online vendors for allegedly selling merchandise with its “Beatles” and “Yellow Submarine” trademarks without permission. The suit hopes to get back $2 million from each company.
By the 30th, the Japan Patent Office has decided to register farmed eel, a specialty of Lake Hamana, as a regional collective trademark, Lake Hamana Eel. The trademark is managed by the Hamanako Fish Farming Cooperative Association (Nishi Ward, Hamamatsu City), which oversees the eel farming industry in the Hamanako area (Hamamatsu, Kosai City), and can be used by local restaurants.
商標法上の刑事罰規定 Certainly, in the field of trademark infringement and prevention of counterfeiting of branded goods, criminal cases may be filed, but in most cases, trademark infringement involving similarity depends on civil proceedings. However, there is also a provision for trademark infringement, and there is nothing to be done if it moves to give excessive criminal punishment to the infringer.
American Beauty brand Hard Candy applied for a trademark on the phrase in October 2017, Virginia legal firm Excellaw, applied to trademark #MeToo. A company called Metoo, Inc. has applied to trademark “METOO” to use for computer software for mobile phone users, but a spokesman told MarketWatch the name is unrelated to the movement against sexual violence; it still plans to go forward with plans to trademark the phrase. Another company, Fuzzy Logic LLC, has trademarked lowercase #metoo for the use on “rubber
Word Mark #METOO Goods and Services IC 045. US 100 101. G & S: Legal consultation services Standard Characters Claimed Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK Serial Number 87705568 Filing Date December 1, 2017 Current Basis 1B Original Filing Basis 1B Owner (APPLICANT) Excellaw PLLC DBA Excellaw LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY VIRGINIA 20320 Ocean Forest Ct 20320 Ocean Forest Ct Ashburn VIRGINIA 20147
Word Mark #METOO Goods and Services IC 014. US 002 027 028 050. G & S: Rubber or silicone wristbands in the nature of a bracelet. FIRST USE: 20171117. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20171128 Standard Characters Claimed Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK Serial Number 87699756 Filing Date November 28, 2017 Current Basis 1A Original Filing Basis 1A Owner (APPLICANT) Fuzzy Logic LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY CONNECTICUT 515 West Ave Apt PH14 Norwalk CONNECTICUT 06850
本来の＃MeTooの動向についてのレポート（Youtube）はこちら。 What The Japanese Think Of The #MeToo Movement | ASIAN BOSS、8:29
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