Nike is looking to block the registration of a trademark that plays on its famed “Just Do It” slogan. In the opposition that it initiated with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) on Tuesday, counsel for Nike asserts that the sportswear giant stands to be damaged if Tacvue, Inc.’s application for JUST DAO IT is registered by the trademark office.
Japan Patent Office is about to change the rules about “trademark registration of person’s names.” Trademark registration is a system that prevents imitation of brand names and logos and protects the rights holders. However, there have been frequent cases where the trademark registrations of world-famous designers have been refused becuase of person’s name.
The Trademark Modernization Act (the “TMA”), which went into effect in December 2021, allowed for two new procedures – “expungement” and “reexamination” – for cancelling deadwood trademark registrations…..Filing DataAfter one year, there have been 207 total third-party petitions filed – 105 expungements and 102 reexaminations. There have been 33 Director-instituted proceedings.
If Takagi’s army were defeated, the loser would hand over their post in DDT to the winner, and if they won directly against Onita, they would transfer the trademark of “current bombing” to DDT.