米国特許商標庁（USPTO）のウエブサイトは、8月3日の零時1分から８時までメンテナンス作業を行います。このメンテナンスで、出願用のTEASとマドプロ用のTEASiは、米国弁護士の代理を必須とする外国人や外国法人の出願に対して、その代理をする弁護士の情報を入力できるように変更されます。
Online forms will comply with new rule requirin
情報源: TEAS and TEASi maintenance and enhancement section | USPTO
The US Patent and Trademark Office’s commissioner for trademarks has warned of the dangers fraudulent Chinese trademark filers pose to the US trademark system
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 …
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:*
*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
米国商標データベースTESSを検索 米国特許商標庁（USPTO）が提供する商標データベースTESS（Trademark Electronic Search System）は、米国の連邦商標登録のデータベースで、現在登録を …
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As if New Yorkers needed another reason to hate Tom Brady. The hardly humble New England Patriots quarterback is seeking to trademark the moniker “Tom Terrific” — the same nickname bestowed upon legendary Mets’ Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver.
情報源: Tom Brady’s ‘Tom Terrific’ trademark request saddens Mets fans
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Last week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published an Examination Guide to provide further clarity for how they assess the legitimacy of trademarks for cannabis products. For the uninitiated, the 2018 Farm Bill, which President Trump signed into law on December 20, 2018, removed hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) from the Controlled Substances Act. In order to register a trademark in the United States, the mark must be used in a lawful setting, meaning that the USPTO does not register trademarks for products that violate federal law- even if it is legal under state law.
*cannabis products 大麻製品
United States Patent and Trademark Office shows Facebook recently acquired the trademark ‘Libra.’ The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that the code word for Facebook’s stablecoin project is Libra. Thursday evening, The Wall Street Journal dropped a bombshell report about the social media company’s efforts in blockchain, specifically that it is working on a building a full payments network and is in discussions with payment networks Visa and Mastercard to support it. At the center of its efforts is a stable coin, dubbed Libra, according to the report.
A source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Block that Facebook’s crypto project’s code and product name is Libra, and that the firm is recruiting financial firms to support the effort. It appears there’s hard evidence to suggest Facebook has acquired the trademark for the name ‘Libra’ for the project, as per a document from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The previous trademark holder is a cryptocurrency tax company that recently changed its name to Lukka.
Why Facebook’s Libra Faces a Tough Road to Becoming a Crypto Giant | WSJ, 3:38 
Several members of the Supreme Court expressed skepticism Monday over the breadth of a federal law that forbids the registration for “immoral” or “scandalous” trademarks.
情報源: Justices keep it clean in debate over FUCT trademark – CNNPolitics
Is a clothing line called “FUCT” entitled to trademark protection? The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said no. Now the Supreme Court must decide.
情報源: Supreme Court Dances Around The F-Word In Case About “FUCT” Trademark : NPR
