Visitors were unhappy when a changeover in services prompted the national park to change the names of hotels and attractions
Ahwahnee Hotel – Yosemite Lodging, 3:07
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商標登録insideNews: USPTO announces new trademark rule requiring foreign-domiciled applicants and registrants to have a U.S.-licensed attorney | USPTO
WASHINGTON – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced a new rule requiring all foreign-domiciled trademark applicants, registrants, and parties to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings to be represented by an attorney who is licensed to practice law in the United States.
外国人の出願や応答に米国弁護士の代理を必要とする新ルールは2019年8月3日施行となります。（This new trademark rule has an effective date of August 3, 2019.）
U.S.-licensed attorneys
Paper and electronic trademark submissions made after the effective date of this rule will require U.S.-licensed attorneys representing applicants, registrants, or parties to provide all of the following:*
- Their name, postal address, and email address
- A statement attesting to their active membership in good standing of a bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, commonwealth, or territory.
- Information concerning their bar membership (state, number if applicable, and year of admission).**
*Electronic submissions are filed online through TEAS.
**Attorney bar information will not be made publicly available.
On July 2, 2019, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a rule that will have a major impact on foreign (non-U.S. domiciled) trademark applicants, registrants, and parties in inter par
情報源: New USPTO Foreign Trademark Applicant Rules Effective August 3, 2019
米国文字商標で使用可能な標準文字
米国文字商標で使用可能な標準文字の一覧表
(from https://www.uspto.gov/trademark/standard-character-set)
続きを読む“米国文字商標で使用可能な標準文字”
商標登録insideNews: Caterpillar Battling Small Coffee Shop Over Use of Cat in Trademark Case – Small Business Trends
When a multi-national corporation generating $54 billion (2018) goes after small business owners scratching out $150,000 for trademark infringement, it makes you wonder.This is the case being played out between Caterpillar (the multi-national) and Cat & Cloud (the small business). The reason it is getting so much attention is because Caterpillar is the world’s largest construction equipment manufacturer. And Cat & Cloud is a coffee shop in Santa Cruz, CA.
情報源: Caterpillar Battling Small Coffee Shop Over Use of Cat in Trademark Case – Small Business Trends
Cat & Cloud 5 Panel Hat | Looks Good On Everyone, 0:49
Let’s Do The Work | Caterpillar, 1:00
https://youtu.be/EhzOa-6dtCk
商標登録insideNews: Metal band Iron Maiden launches $2 million trademark infringement lawsuit against Ion Maiden game – TechSpot
The holding company for British metal legends Iron Maiden isn’t too pleased with the similarities between the band’s name and 2018 first-person shooter Ion Maiden. The resemblance has led to it suing publisher 3D Realms for $2 million in damages.
Iron Maiden – Aces High (Official Video), 4:59
Ion Maiden Announcement Trailer, 0:58
商標登録insideNews: Proposal to require foreign-domiciled trademark applicants and registrants to use a U.S.-licensed attorney | USPTO
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a proposal to change federal trademark law (our rules of practice) to require foreign-domiciled tradema
[コメント]米国から見て外国の商標出願人や商標権利者は手続に、本人手続ができなくなり、米国弁護士(州の最高裁に弁護士登録されている者)を雇うことが必須となるとの提案が米国特許商標庁(uspto)から出されており、パブリックコメントが3月18日まで、早ければ今年7月には導入の見込みです。Federal Register: Requirement of U.S. Licensed Attorney for Foreign Trademark Applicants and Registrants
米国移民関税執行局（ICE） vol.3 商標_動画
ICE video
1.Superbowl LIII: Intellectual Property Rights Press Conference, 24:00 
Superbowl LIII: Intellectual Property Rights Press Conference
2. #HSIatSB53: Busting the Fakes, 1:12
HSI at Super Bowl LIII: Busting the Fakes
ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
米国移民関税執行局（ICE） vol.5 商標_動画
HSI investigates the criminal enterprises that engage in a broad range of illicit activity including narcotics smuggling, human trafficking, gang violence, money laundering and other financial crimes, intellectual property theft, and customs fraud.
商標登録insideNews: Drone Racing League Trademark Suit Flies Toward Trial | bloomberglaw.com
A trademark dispute between two drone racing businesses will go forward because there’s a thin but plausible claim of customer confusion, a federal judge ruled Nov. 26.Both the Drone Racing League Inc., and DR1 LLC are “similarly engaged in the business of conducting and promoting drone races,” the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York said. DRL says DR1’s logo is too similar to its own registered trademark and has caused actual marketplace confusion.
情報源: Drone Racing League Trademark Suit Flies Toward Trial
The 2017 Season is Here | Drone Racing League, 1:00
DR1 EuroSport promo, 0:45
商標登録insideNews: Nintendo Wins $12 Million From Trademark And Copyright Infringement Lawsuit – Nintendo Life
Earlier this year in July, Nintendo filed a lawsuit against two ROM and emulator websites at the federal court in the US state of Arizona for trademark and copyright infringement. The latest development is the owners and operators of these now-defunct websites – a married couple – have agreed to a settlement exceeding $12 million in favour of Nintendo.
情報源: Nintendo Wins $12 Million From Trademark And Copyright Infringement Lawsuit – Nintendo Life
商標登録insideNews: 米ガールスカウトがボーイスカウトを提訴、「名称変更は商標権侵害」 | ロイター
ガールスカウトアメリカ連盟（ＧＳＵＳＡ）は、ボーイスカウトアメリカ連盟（ＢＳＡ）がプログラムから「ボーイ」を削除し、年長の女子受け入れを開始すると決定したのを受け、ＢＳＡを商標権侵害でマンハッタン連邦裁判所に提訴した。ＢＳＡは、数十年に及ぶメンバー減少の巻き返しを模索している。