Stockholm-headquartered Polar Music International, which owns a number of ABBA trademarks and service marks, is officially suing a UK-based tribute band called ABBA Mania for alleged “trademark counterfeiting and infringement, dilution, unfair competition, and cybersquatting. ”Polar Music, which says that it’s overseen ABBA’s music releases, tour promotion, and intellectual property “since the band’s founding,” just recently submitted the shocking lawsuit to a New York federal court. Spanning 24 pages, the verbose complaint lists as defendants UK companies Handshake and TAL Entertainment as well as individuals (also located in the UK) named James Stuart Littlewood and Todd Littlewood.
Applications filed by an entity listed in the Show Cause Order issued to Abtach Ltd., 360 Digital Marketing LLC, and Retrocube LLC on November 3, 2021 have been suspended. These entities are accused of committing fraud on applicants and the USPTO. Be suspicious of requests for additional fees; the USPTO does not require fees to respond to a show cause order.
On December 10, 2021, the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a final order for sanctions against Yusha Zhang and Shenzhen Huanyee Intellectual Property Co.,
USPTO introduces ID.me verfication system for TM filers
On January 8, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will introduce identity verification for USPTO.gov account holders using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) and TEAS international (TEASi). As part of this one-time verification process, we’re leveraging technology provided by ID.me to offer a convenient way to verify your identity and authenticate your USPTO.gov account online at no cost to you.
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On December 2nd, the “Japan Naming Awards 2021” award ceremony was held at the Akasaka Intercity Conference. The 2nd “Japan Naming Award” has been decided to be “Tokyo Solamachi” (Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.)!