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
米国商標 ファイルへの許可されていない変更 (Unauthorized changes to your file) 米国特許商標庁(USPTO)が管理する各商標の記録に対して、その権限を持つ者からの許可を得ない状態で何か …
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
Filing a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) starts a legal proceeding that is governed by U.S. law. While you may represent yourself in this legal proceeding, most applicants hire attorneys who specialize in trademark matters to represent them. Many continue to use attorneys after their trademarks are registered.
情報源: Warning about unauthorized practice of law | USPTO
Title: Requirement of U.S. Licensed Attorney for Foreign Trademark Applicants and Registrants Abstract:The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) proposes to amend its rules to require foreign trademark applicants and registrants to be represented by a U.S. licensed attorney, i.e. an attorney in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State in the U.S. (including the District of Columbia and any Commonwealth or territory of the U.S.) to file trademark documents with the USPTO.
情報源: View Rule
[コメント］外国人による米国商標出願や登録には、米国の弁護士資格を有する者による代理を要するという規則をUSPTOが準備中という記事になります。本年３月１８日までにパブリックコメント、7月ごろ施行の予定で、中国企業や個人による助成金狙いの大量出願が影響している模様です。It’s probably pretty common for NFL teams to file trademarks on slogans they plan to use, but in the world of professional football, timing is everything. According to Josh Gerben, a trademark specialist and founder of Gerben Law Firm, the Vikings filed a trademark application for “BRING IT ALL.” The funniest part about the application is that it was filed on Dec. 28, just days before their Dec. 30 loss to the Bears that washed their season down the drain and paved the way for the Eagles to make the playoffs instead.
Filing Date December 28, 2018
Owner (APPLICANT) Minnesota Vikings Football, LLC
商標登録insideNews: NFL Files Trademark For Duluth Eskimos. What Does This Mean For The Vikings?
trademark protection can be refused to brands that the federal government finds vulgar or lewd.The case involves a decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to deny trademark registration to a clothing line called FUCT.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit struck down the century-old ban on protecting “scandalous” and “immoral” trademarks as a First Amendment violation, and the Department of Justice wants the Supreme Court to reverse the decision.
情報源: Valley News – Supreme Court to Decide if Trademark Protection Can be Denied to ‘Scandalous’ Brands
USPTO offices will be closed and events cancelled Wednesday, Dec. 5 in observance of a National Day of Mourning in memory of our country’s 41st president, George Herbert Walker Bush. Read President Trump’s proclamation: https://t.co/L4Y09nXd4N
— USPTO (@uspto) 2018年12月3日
A look at our new homepage features
情報源: Director’s Forum: A Blog from USPTO’s Leadership
米国特許商標庁のWebsiteが新しくなったとの発表がありました。２０％の訪問者はモバイル端末であり、モバイルフレンドリーに改善したとの点と、トップページに “Find It Fast” と称するショートカットボタンを配しています。
The Patent and Trademark Office is working on a rule that would require foreign trademark applicants to have a U.S.-licensed attorney. The PTO plans to issue a proposal […]
情報源: Foreign Trademark Filers Soon May Need U.S. Lawyer – Big Law Business
