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The Withdrawal Agreement stipulates that during a transition period that will last until 31 December 2020, EU law remains applicable to and in the UK. This extends to the EUTM and RCD Regulations and their implementing instruments.
情報源: Impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU – EUTMs and RCDs: updated information
No Deal Brexit: Advice for IP Practitioners, 1:57
Parallel trade and IP – what will happen when we leave the EU?, 2:48
WIPO Director General Francis Gurry (right) received on January 29, 2020, Uruguay’s instrument of ratification for the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks from Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the World Trade Organization and other International Economic Organizations, Ambassador José Luis Cancela. Uruguay is the 51st contracting party to the Treaty, which will enter into force for Uruguay on April 29, 2020.
Uruguay Joins Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks, 2:09 
新型ウィルスにより期限の有る手続ができない場合は、感染した当事者には救済措置があります。障害により商標権が失効した場合では、障害が解消した日から2か月以内に書面で申請することができ、対応する証明書を提出して権利を回復します。
「二、当事人因疫情相关原因延误商标法及其实施条例规定的期限或者国家知识产权局指定的期限，导致其不能正常办理相关商标事务的，相关期限自权利行使障碍产生之日起中止，待权利行使障碍消除之日继续计算，法律另有规定的除外；因权利行使障碍导致其商标权利丧失的，可以自权利行使障碍消除之日起2个月内提出书面申请，说明理由，出具相应的证明材料，请求恢复权利」
From EUIPO’s twitter
A trade mark can also be motion mark, a multimedia mark, a sound or/and a hologram mark.
And you can protect them all at EUIPO 🇪🇺
Find all about trade marks (and more examples) here: https://t.co/CGCfRtmc8p pic.twitter.com/bjHgu1gl6Q
— European Union Intellectual Property Office (@EU_IPO) January 27, 2020
Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, were both killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Back in December, the Lakers legend had filed a trademark for her nickname Mambacita
情報源: Kobe Bryant Filed to Trademark Daughter’s Nickname Before Their Deaths | E! News
Kobe Bryant Trains Daughter “Mambacita” for the WNBA, 2:00
商標登録insideNews: Luka Doncic fights a trademark control battle with his mother | Basketnews.com
Petition calls for Kobe Bryant to be added to NBA logo. More than 500,000 people have backed a petition to use Kobe Bryant’s image as a new official NBA logo.Bryant, considered to be one of the greatest basketball players in the game’s history, died in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday.He was flying with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, who also died.The current logo was designed by Alan Siegel, and features the silhouette of another great LA Lakers player Jerry West, who is 81 years old.
情報源: Petition calls for Kobe Bryant to be added to NBA logo – BBC News
Thousands Sign Petition To Make Kobe Bryant The NEW Logo Of The NBA!, 3:42
台湾のコーヒー店が販売しているパイナップルケーキと、山形食品（南陽市）の「山形パインサイダー」の商品デザインが酷似していた問題で、ケーキを販売する台湾スターバックスコーヒー側が包装デザインを変更したことが23日、分かった。台湾スタバの運営..
情報源: デザイン酷似の台湾スタバ、包装を変更 指摘も…運営会社「以前から計画」｜山形新聞
From twitter
スタバにパイナップルケーキが売ってた！！これかわいい😋👏
6個入りかな？一時帰国のお土産にしようっと！まずは味見…#台湾土産 #パイナップルケーキ#スターバックス台湾 #台湾 pic.twitter.com/LbLKsChwuB— 旅する秘書子🇹🇼 (@Jasmineblue55) February 27, 2019
Reference is made to the Resolutions of the ARIPO Administrative Council at its 43rd Session that was held in Margibi County, Liberia, from November 18 to 20, 2019. The Administrative Council adopted the amendments to the Banjul Protocol on Marks as well as its Implementing Regulations, which shall come into force on January 1, 2020.
Banjul-Protocol 2019 バンジュール議定書(Banjul Protocol)は、商標についてのアフリカ広域知的財産機関(ARIPO)の取り扱いを定めていて、1993年にガンビアのバンジュールで作成されています。
Amendments to the Banjul Protocol on Marks (ARIPO_BP/2019/1) 新規定として、Rule 5ter Filing DateとRule 11ter Notice of Oppositionが追加されています。2020年1月1日施行です。
An insurance company’s failed attempt to revive the term “Equitable” that it had used for over 150 years underscores the importance of continuously using a trademark and the risks of abandoning a well-established mark even for a short time, attorneys say.
情報源: Trademark Loss for 161-Year-Old Insurer Shows Risk of Rebranding
Standards for Success: AXA Equitable, 8:07
Plans by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to trademark their Sussex Royal brand could face an official challenge. A “notice of threatened opposition” was filed with the Intellectual Property Office, giving the complainant a month to lodge a formal objection.That is now being rescinded, after an Australian doctor named in the filing said his details had been used without permission
情報源: Harry and Meghan: Sussex Royal trademark bid challenged – BBC News
Crazy twist in Prince Harry, Meghan Sussex Royal trademark debacle, claims ‘imposter’ sabotaging application
Meghan Markle And Prince Harry File To Trademark Sussex Royal Charity, 2：17
商標登録insideNews: ヘンリー王子夫妻のブランド戦略頓挫？ 女王が「ロイヤル」使用禁止 | 時事ドットコム
(Sussex Trademark May be challenged)
