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In a 419-page filing submitted to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), Alibaba Group Holding Limited has opposed the registration of the “ALI,” mark by Muhammad Ali Enterprises LLC (MAE). The opposition explains that MAE’s proposed mark will confuse consumers because they will mistakenly identify it with the Chinese e-commerce giant.
情報源: Alibaba Opposes Muhammad Ali Enterprises Trademark Registration – Tech
Alibaba Group Holding Limited v Muhammad Ali Enterprises LLC, Case No. 91269471
5月24日（月曜日）より、オンライン庁内見学の申込みを開始いたしました！特許庁の魅力を知りたい方は是非お申し込みください。
従来からの来庁しての見学と、オンライン庁内見学とを選んで申し込みすることができます。東京から遠いところの小中学生にオンライン庁内見学は好適でしょう。
[2021.5.25 追加]情報源: 徹底解剖！これが特許庁だ！～仮想特許庁～ | 経済産業省 特許庁
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Gambia in West Africa is home to the capital city in which the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation’s (ARIPO) Administrative Council first adopted the Banjul Protocol in 1993. Under ARIPO’s regional system, applicants are required to designate the member states for which their trademark protection is intended. The associated costs of the procedure depend on the number of designated states in each application. On 3 May Gambia joined the Banjul Protocol, bringing the number of member states to 12 (joining ARIPO, Botswana (joined 2003), Eswatini (1997), Lesotho (1999), Liberia (2010), Malawi (1997), Namibia (2004), Sao Tome and Principe (2016), Tanzania (1999), Uganda (2000) and Zimbabwe (1997)). The government deposited its instrument of ratification with the ARIPO director general on the same day.
情報源: Gambia ratifies the Banjul Protocol | World Trademark Review
商標登録insideNews: Mozambique joins the Banjul Protocol (ARIPO System for Trademark Registration) – Inventa International
商標登録insideNews: Notice to all Applicants on the Amendments to the Banjul Protocol | The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)
パイオニアは5月19日、保有する一連の「ハイビスカス商標」の商標権に基づき、第三者がパチスロ及びパチンコ機で「形状が近似するものを含めて」類似する商標の使用を控え、ハイビスカスブランドを尊重するよう訴えた。同社では、「当社の製品又は営業との誤認混同を生じさせるおそれのある第三者による所謂『ハイビスカスモチーフの遊技機』の『今後のリリース』に対しては、商標権その他関連する産業財産権に基づき、当社のブランドを尊重していただくように、ご理解及びご協力を要請する所存」としている。
情報源: パイオニアがハイビスカス商標に対するブランド尊重を要請 – グリーンべると
株式会社パイオニア（パチスロ機器の製造・販売）の所有商標の一部
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経済産業省は、国土交通省、厚生労働省、文部科学省と連携して、ものづくりの第一線で活躍する方々を表彰する内閣総理大臣表彰「ものづくり日本大賞」を実施しています。 本日(2021.5.20)より、経済産業省では第9回ものづくり日本大賞の受賞候補者の募集を開始します。
MOSCOW, May 19 (RAPSI) — Google LLC has filed a lawsuit against Intra Service Company seeking the early termination of its trademark due to the the failure to use it, according to Russia’s Intellectual Property Court (IP Court). The American company seeks termination of “Intra services company” trademark, in which the last two words are unprotected elements, in relation to the services including advertising and business management, as well as scientific and technological services.
TMview – Inclusion of trade marks from China
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is set to issue a proposal for implementing a new law aimed at weeding out fraudulent trademarks.The proposed new procedures would provide a faster, more efficient, and cheaper path for having a mark never used in commerce canceled, the office said in a notice of proposed rulemaking scheduled to be published in Tuesday’s Federal Register. The filing fee for petitions would be $600 per challenged class of products covered by the trademark, under the proposal.
情報源: Trademark Office Offers Blueprint for New Cancellation Processes
Changes To Implement Provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020[Proposed Rule / Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 94 / Tuesday, May 18, 2021] PDF 2021.5.18
USPTO updates China IPR toolkit May 18, 2021 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently updated the China Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) toolkit to reflect the recent changes made to China’s intellectual property (IP)-related laws and government structure.Originally published in October 2019, the toolkit provides general guidance for businesses and practitioners in better understanding the basics of the IP landscape in China. Published in May 2021, the updated China IPR toolkit highlights the differences between the U.S. and Chinese IP rights legal systems.
情報源: USPTO updates China IPR toolkit | USPTO
As of 17 May 2021, the Trademarks and Industrial Designs Office of Egypt (TIDO) joins TMclass with goods and services in Arabic.This latest addition of TIDO brings the total number of national and regional IP offices in the tool, including ARIPO, OAPI, WIPO and EUIPO, to 82.
