商標登録insideNews: “Graduated” and “Undefined” Colors Available for Trademark Protection | National Law Review

Color Marks

There are a number of famous colors that are trademark-protected – such as the color brown, which is registered by UPS, and the color “robin egg blue”, which is registered by Tiffany

情報源: “Graduated” and “Undefined” Colors Available for Trademark Protection

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Forney® - Power to get things done
0:41 / 0:57あたりに、製品パッケージ(黒と黄色から赤色のグラデーション)の動画があります。

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商標登録insideNews: USPTO rejects DNA sequencing trademark | LifeSciences IPReview

A San Diego biotechnology company has been refused a trademark registration for ‘Sequencing by Binding’ on the grounds that it is too descriptive. Omniome, which develops DNA sequencing tools, filed for the mark in 2017 but had its application refused by an examining attorney at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In a precedential decision, issued on Monday, January 6, the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) upheld the original decision, concluding that ‘Sequencing by Binding’ was descriptive of the claimed goods and services.

情報源: USPTO rejects DNA sequencing trademark

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米国商標実務 最終拒絶理由通知への対応

最終拒絶理由通知への対応 米国商標のプロセキューションでは、審査官(examining attorney)との意見が合わずに、「This is a final action」と記載された最終拒絶理由(Final Offi …

商標登録insideNews: TTAB Sends Strong Message on Trademark Genericness | National law review

TTAB Continues to Rule on Genericness Wednesday, April 24, 2019In In re Hikari Sales USA, Inc., the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) issued a second precedential decision involving genericness, this year, just two days after issuing its first one. In doing so, the TTAB sent a strong message to brand owners hoping to obtain exclusive rights in highly descriptive or otherwise common terms.

情報源: TTAB Sends Strong Message on Trademark Genericness

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商標登録insideNews: The Trademark Trial And Appeal Board Announces A New Test For Comparing Standard Character Marks With Word & Design Marks | Orrick – IP Landscape – JDSupra

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?

情報源: The Trademark Trial And Appeal Board Announces A New Test For Comparing Standard Character Marks With Word & Design Marks | Orrick – IP Landscape – JDSupra

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米国商標登録の異議申立手続 Sec.13(a)

米国商標 異議申立手続の概要 米国で商標を取得する場合には、公告後登録前に第3者からの異議申立(opposition)の機会があり、その商標登録が何かの損害を及ぼすと考えた者は異議申立をすることができます。日本の場合、商 …

商標登録insideNews: Court affirms TTAB refusal to register ‘FIRST TUESDAY’ trademark for NC Lottery – IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law

Distinctiveness of a mark in context of explanatory text is case-specific, turning on evidence of the public’s understanding or perception of a mark.

情報源: Court affirms TTAB refusal to register ‘FIRST TUESDAY’ trademark for NC Lottery – IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Patent Law

[コメント]単に記述的な(merely descriptive)商標に過ぎないか否かが争われた事件で、TTAB(審判部)は月の初めの火曜日に新しいscratch-offs(ロトの1つの形式)が始まるに直ぎないと判断し、特に指定商品や指定役務についての格別性(distinctiveness)も主張していないことから、自他商品識別力がないと判断しています。

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米国商標実務: Sec.15(法15条)の宣誓書

米国商標 §15の宣誓書とは 米国商標法では、§15の不可争性(incontestability)の宣誓書(declaration)を提出することができます。この§15の宣誓書を提出することで、商標登録の有効性を争うこと …