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米国商標実務: 使用証明についての変更点(延長されて2019年2月15日施行)

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電子出願を必須とし、紙やFAXでの提出は受け付けなくなるとする米国特許商標庁(USPTO)のルール改正が2020年2月15日(10月5日に施行予定であったものが12月21日に変更され、さらに2020年2月15日に施行）に …

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商標登録insideNews: Uber tries to brake Florida salon app’s trademark | New York Post

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Carolina Vengoechea, 45, tells The Post that Uber has demanded she give up the name of her beauty salon app, called “BeauBer.” But she has refused, arguing that the name is the combination of her two job titles, beautician and barber — and has nothing to do with the San Francisco-based company.Vengoechea says she has already turned down multiple settlement offers from the $60 billion Uber, which is hell-bent on destroying trademarks that include its name. Unless the company backs down, she said, she will be forced to face them in court next year.

情報源: Uber tries to brake Florida salon app’s trademark

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商標登録insideNews: Supreme Court to Rule On Two Trademark Litigation Cases Next Term – Maier & Maier

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The Supreme Court has granted certiorari to two cases that could have significant impacts on trademark litigation. In Lucky Brands Dungarees, Inc., et al. v. Marcel Fashions, Inc., the Court will address whether new, un-litigated defenses in response to newly asserted claims are permissible with federal preclusion principles. Meanwhile, in Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, […]

情報源: Supreme Court to Rule On Two Trademark Litigation Cases Next Term – Maier & Maier – Patent Attorneys

Marcel Fashions Group, Inc. v. Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc., No. 17-0361 (2d Cir. 2018)

Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc.

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米国商標出願の分割

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米国での商標出願の分割 米国での商標登録出願も必要に応じて分割することができます。例えば、複数の基礎を伴う出願の場合に、一部の指定商品だけ外国商標登録を基礎としており、他の指定商品はITUで未だ使用供述書（Stateme …

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商標登録insideNews: Beloved Yosemite landmarks’ original names restored after trademark dispute | Environment | The Guardian

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Visitors were unhappy when a changeover in services prompted the national park to change the names of hotels and attractions

情報源: Beloved Yosemite landmarks’ original names restored after trademark dispute | Environment | The Guardian

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

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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.

情報源: USPTO announces new trademark rule requiring foreign-domiciled applicants and registrants to have a U.S.-licensed attorney | USPTO

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

USPTO、海外からの商標出願に対して「米国弁護士に代理されなければならない」との要件を追加（JETRO）

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商標登録insideNews: Caterpillar Battling Small Coffee Shop Over Use of Cat in Trademark Case – Small Business Trends

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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
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