日: 2019年12月17日
商標登録insideNews: 地理的表示に3品目追加、農水省 島根の干し柿や熊本の鮮魚|徳島新聞
農林水産省は10日、地域の農林水産物や食品のブランドを守る地理的表示(GI)保護制度の対象に、島根県の干し柿「東出雲のまる畑ほし柿」、熊本県の鮮魚「田浦銀太刀」、広島県のアサリ「大野あさり」の3品目を追加したと発表した。
商標登録insideNews: On Amazon, T-shirts with slogans like ‘Mama Bear’ expose frivolous-trademark feud | The Seattle Times
A growing number of sellers on Amazon.com’s platform are finding how painful it can be when Amazon’s absolute power over their small businesses meets a bureaucratic U.S. government system not built for the 21st century.The issue involves trademarks filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), a federal agency meant to ensure brands big and small can protect their intellectual property. The office processes hundreds of thousands of trademark applications a year, and experts at a hearing this month warned Congress that spurious trademarks have overwhelmed the system.
A growing number of sellers on Amazon.com Inc.’s platform are finding how painful it can be when Amazon’s absolute power over their small businesses meets a bureaucratic U.S. government system not built for the 21st century.
情報源: On Amazon, T-Shirts With Slogans Expose Frivolous-Trademark Feud – The Washington Post