10 Million Patents 百年で米国特許商標庁が特許の表紙のデザインを変えたのは今回で2度目です。また、6月19日には米国特許商標庁では10,000,000号の特許が発行されます。
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情報源: Hasbro Trademarks a Favorite Smell from Childhood: The PLAY-DOH Scent | Hasbro
情報源: ハズブロ、粘土の匂いを商標登録 | スラド idle
US Registration Number: 5467089
Mark Drawing Type: 6 – NO DRAWING-SENSORY MARK, The mark is a scent of a sweet, slightly musky, vanilla fragrance, with slight overtones of cherry, combined with the smell of a salted, wheat-based dough.
Play-Doh Japan – こむぎねんどプレイ・ドー NEW!キッチンシリーズ マジックオーブンTVCM, 0:16 
US brewing giant MillerCoors has accused South Korean beer brand Hite of copying its light pale lager Lite, in an apparent move to deter Hite Jinro’s growing presence in the US market.
情報源: MillerCoors accuses Hite of copycat trademark
This could be the LF-1 Limitless come to life. If you take a look at the Lexus lineup, you’ll notice something about how it names its models – if you consider two-letter combinations names. Across its lineup, Lexus denotes its flagship model with the “L” prefix with the S, C, and X suffix denoting sedan, coupe, and SUV, respectively
情報源: Lexus Grabs LQ Trademark, Possibly For Flagship Crossover
Lexus LF-1 Limitless
商標登録insideNews: Lexus LBX Trademark Application May Hint At Tiny Crossover Concept | motor1.com
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レクサスは新型クーペSUVの「LQ」を2024年に発売する。2018年5月7日(現地時間)に米国にて「自動車とその構造部品」として「LQ」を商標登録した。クロスオーバーのコンセプトカー「Lexus LF-1 Limitless concep| 最新自動車情報
情報源: レクサス 新型 LEXUS LQ クーペSUV 2024年発売| 最新自動車情報
なお米国出願”LQ”（出願日05/07/2018）は使用の証拠が提出されずに放棄されています。
The surge of filings from China has surprised the patent office. Officials say it could be fueled by cash subsidies that Chinese municipal governments are offering to citizens who register a trademark in a foreign country. Trademark applications from China have grown more than 12-fold since 2013 and for fiscal 2017 totaled thousands more than the combined filings from Canada, Germany and the U.K. About one in every nine trademark applications reviewed by the U.S. agency is China-based, according to governm
情報源: Flood of Trademark Applications From China Alarms U.S. Officials – WSJ
A mention of the Evoltis name appears in the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s listings, and the application has been filed as recently as March 26. We don’t know yet whether the Evoltis name would stand for the entire vehicle or its hybrid tech — or if it will be actually used at all. Car & Driver reports that Subaru of America didn’t comment on the matter when asked.
情報源: Subaru is trademarking the name Evoltis, perhaps for EVs or hybrids – Autoblog
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The Federal Circuit left the following question open in its In re Viterra decision from 2012: How do we compare standard character trademarks (e.g., non-stylized word marks) with design marks for purposes of determining likelihood of confusion?
米国商標 使用見本抗議メール試用プログラム 米国特許商標庁(USPTO)は、不適切な使用見本の提出に対して電子メールで情報提供する試用プログラム(Specimen Protests Email Pilot Program …
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that Andrei Iancu began his first official day as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO. Mr. Iancu, who was nominated by President Trump last August, was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Monday.
情報源: Andrei Iancu Begins Role as New Director of United States Patent and Trademark Office | USPTO
