日: 2020年3月13日

A bipartisan, bicameral legislation that modernises the US trademark system has been introduced in the House of Representatives. Examining the act, one legal expert has warned that it has the potential to cost brand owners significant time and money.

情報源: Trademark Modernisation Act introduced in bid to combat fraudulent filings: reaction | World Trademark Review

establish expungement and ex parte proceedings relating to the validity of marks

情報源: H.R.6196 – 116th Congress (2019-2020): To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for third-party submission of evidence relating to a trademark application, to establish expungement and ex parte proceedings relating to the validity of marks, to provide for a rebuttal presumption of irreparable harm in certain proceedings, and for other purposes. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress