商標登録insideNews: Trademark Infringement is No Joke!: Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC | Ward and Smith, P.A. | JDSupra

SCT favored Jack Daniel over dog toy dispute

Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Jack Daniel’s in a dispute over a humorous squeaky dog toy called “Bad Spaniels.” The Court remanded the case to the Ninth Circuit to reconsider the trademark infringement and dilution claims, holding that because VIP Products used “Bad Spaniels” as a trademark: (1) the Rogers test for artistic works (discussed below) does not apply; and (2) the noncommercial use exclusion – that exempts parody from dilution – also does not apply. 

情報源: Trademark Infringement is No Joke!: Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC | Ward and Smith, P.A. – JDSupraSCT favored Jack Daniel over dog toy dispute

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Supreme Court hears trademark case involving Jack Daniel's and dog toys

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商標登録insideNews: Supreme Court will hear attempt to trademark ‘Trump Too Small’ | The Washington Post

US Supreme Court will hear a free speech appeal on trademark “Trump Too Small”

The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider whether a California attorney has a free-speech right to trademark the phrase “Trump Too Small” for use on T-shirts that mock the former president and build on locker-room taunts from the 2016 Republican presidential primary.

情報源: Supreme Court will hear attempt to trademark ‘Trump Too Small’ – The Washington PostUS Supreme Court will hear a free speech appeal

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A man wants to trademark ‘Trump too small’ for T-shirts. Supreme Court to hear case

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The Supreme Court agreed to review the US Patent & Trademark Office’s (PTO) challenge to a February 2022 ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In the ruling at issue, th

情報源: TRUMP TOO SMALL goes to Supreme Court Trademark Dispute

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商標登録insideNews: Supreme Court: Rejecting trademarks that ‘disparage’ others violates the First Amendment – The Washington Post
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商標登録insideNews: As Supreme Court Case on Extraterritorial Trademark Disputes Heats Up, ABA Asks Justices to Consider 3-Part Test | ipwatchdog.com

Extraterritorial TM Disputes

The American Bar Association (ABA) filed an amicus brief on February 3 with the U.S. Supreme Court asking the Court to clarify issues related to the application of the Lanham Act to trademark disputes that cross international borders.

情報源: As Supreme Court Case on Extraterritorial Trademark Disputes Heats Up, ABA Asks Justices to Consider Three-Part TestExtraterritorial TM Disputes

Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc.
U.S. Supreme Court
Amicus Brief filed by American Bar Association (ABA)
米国連邦商標法、不正競争、登録商標及び未登録商標の保護(§32, §43)

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The Vanity Fair test, derived from Vanity Fair Mills, Inc. v. T. Eaton Co., 234 F.2d 633 (2d Cir. 1956), considers three factors: (1) whether the defendant is a United States citizen; (2) whether there was a conflict with trademark rights established under the relevant law of the foreign jurisdiction; and (3) whether the defendant’s conduct has a “substantial effect on United States commerce.” Vanity Fair, 234 F.2d at 642. (Extraterritorial TM Disputes)

外国人はVanity Fair testの最初のテスト、United States citizenに該当しないため、Vanity Fair testを採用する裁判管轄であっても問題は生じないことになりそうです。

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商標登録insideNews: Supreme Court to hear Jack Daniel’s trademark case against dog toy company | cnbc.com

US SCt hears Jack Daniel’s toy dispute

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a dispute between Jack Daniel’s and a dog toy company that sells “Bad Spaniels” whiskey bottles….. Jack Daniel’s is arguing VIP Products is in violation of federal trademark law and could be confusing shoppers, while VIP Products argues the toy is an “expressive work” under First Amendment protections.

情報源: Supreme Court to hear Jack Daniel’s trademark case against dog toy company

18-16012 VIP Products LLC v. Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc., 26:08 Jack Daniel's toy dispute

18-16012 VIP Products LLC v. Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc.

商標登録insideNews: Jack Daniel’s takes dog toy to court over trademark infringement

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商標登録insideNews: Supreme Court May Review Trademark Territoriality | JDSupra

SCT may review territoriality issue

The United States Supreme Court has a new opportunity to look at whether a U.S. trademark owner can recover damages for infringing uses of the owner’s mark occurring outside the United States. … The district court jury returned a verdict to the tune of $90 million, finding that Abitron had willfully infringed the Hetronic mark— even though 97% of the infringing sales were made in Europe. The district court entered a final judgment in line with the jury’s verdict as well as a worldwide permanent injunction.

情報源: Supreme Court May Review Trademark Territoriality | Miller Nash LLP – JDSupra

US Supreme CourtSCT may review territoriality issue
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Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc.

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商標登録insideNews: Trademark infringement and procedural rules 米国最高裁動向(2022.2) | SCOTUSblog 

米国最高裁動向(2022.2) 商標

This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether the holder of a U.S. trademark can win damages for trademark infringements in foreign sales, and whether the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure or Civil Procedure govern a wrongful-death case

情報源: Trademark infringement and procedural rules – SCOTUSblog

U.S. Supreme Court 米国最高裁
U.S. Supreme Court, Washington D.C.

Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc.
Roy v. Canadian Pacific Railway Company
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商標登録insideNews: Trademark on Product Design: Are these biscuit sticks functional | Patently-O

Biscuit sticks functional issue

A potentially important product design trademark case is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court involving those chocolate covered bready-sticks. Ezaki Glico Kabushiki Kaisha v. Lotte International America Corp., Docket No. 20-1817 (Supreme Court 2021). 

情報源: Trademark on Product Design: Are these biscuit sticks functional | Patently-O

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Ezaki Gliko Kabushiki Kaisha v. Lotte International America Co, No. 19-3010 (3d Cir. 2021)

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ペペロ(韓国のポッキー) CM集 【EXO】【KARA】 KOREAN EATING COMMERCIAL, 3:23 Biscuit sticks functional issue

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(added 2021.8.5) Biscuit sticks functional issue

On July 29, several IP organizations and one global snack conglomerate filed amicus briefs at the U.S. Supreme Court asking the nation’s highest court to grant a petition for writ of certiorari to take up Ezaki Glico Kabushiki Kaisha v. Lotte International America Corp.

情報源: Amici Ask SCOTUS to Correct Third Circuit’s Overly Simplistic Formulation of Trademark Functionality in Ezaki Glico

商標登録insideNews: Lindt wins German gold bunny trademark case | www.rte.ie

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商標登録insideNews: Justices keep it clean in debate over FUCT trademark – CNNPolitics

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

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商標登録insideNews: US Supreme Court to Decide if Trademark Protection Can be Denied to ‘Scandalous’ Brands | Valley News

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

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