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商標登録insideNews: Substantial Increase in US Trademark Fees Will Ring in New Year 2021 | McCarter & English, LLP

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If you are considering filing a new trademark application or maintaining an existing registration, you may want to file your submission before the end of 2020. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will increase its fees for trademark applications, post-registration maintenance filings, and certain filings with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).Continue Reading

情報源: Substantial Increase in US Trademark Fees Will Ring in New Year 2021 | McCarter & English, LLP

[コメント]2021年1月2日からの米国商標出願のオフィシャルフィーの値上げが予定されています。主な値上げの項目では、出願料ついては、スタンダード350ドル（1区分当たり：値上げ幅75ドル）、プラスが250ドル（1区分当たり：値上げ幅25ドル）です。また、5-6年目や更新時の使用宣誓書の提出は225ドル(値上げ幅125ドル)になります。それら使用宣誓書の提出前の商品削除補正は無料ですが、提出後では補正が１区分当たり250ドルになります。抜き打ち検査（audit）に引っ掛かって、使用していない商品の証拠提出を求められた場合、区分当たり250ドルの補正料は払うか登録を断念するかの選択になりそうです。マドプロベースの出願料も500ドルになっており、マドプロの米国指定の費用も値上がりが予想されます。

The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently enacted a rule that increases numerous fees for filing trademark applications, maintaining…

情報源: Time is of the essence to avoid trademark fee increases set for 2021 – Lexology

Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 222 / Tuesday, November 17, 2020 / Rules and Regulations
PART 2—RULES OF PRACTICE IN
TRADEMARK CASES
■ 1. The authority citation for part 2 is
revised to read as follows:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1113, 1123; 35 U.S.C.
2; sec. 10, Pub. L. 112–29, 125 Stat. 284,
unless otherwise noted. Sec. 2.99 also issued
under secs. 16, 17, 60 Stat. 434; 15 U.S.C.
1066, 1067.
■ 2. Amend § 2.6 by:
■ a. Revising paragraphs (a)(1)(i)
through (v);
■ b. Adding paragraph (a)(11)(iii);
■ c. Revising paragraphs (a)(12), (15)
through (18), (22), and (23); and
■ d. Adding paragraphs (a)(24) and (25).
The revisions and additions read as
follows:
§ 2.6 Trademark fees.
(a) * * *
(1) * * *
(i) For filing an application on paper,
per class—$750.00
(ii) For filing an application under
section 66(a) of the Act, per class—
$500.00
(iii) For filing a TEAS Standard
application, per class—$350.00
(iv) For filing a TEAS Plus application
under § 2.22, per class—$250.00
(v) Additional processing fee under
§ 2.22(c), per class—$100.00
* * * * *
(11) * * *
(iii) For filing an amendment to a
registration prior to submission of an
affidavit under section 8 or section 71
of the Act and consisting only of the
deletion of goods, services, and/or
classes—$0.00
(12) Affidavit under section 8. (i) For
filing an affidavit under section 8 of the
Act on paper, per class—$325.00
(ii) For filing an affidavit under
section 8 of the Act through TEAS, per
class—$225.00
(iii) For deleting goods, services, and/
or classes after submission and prior to
acceptance of an affidavit under section
8 of the Act on paper, per class—
$350.00
(iv) For deleting goods, services, and/
or classes after submission and prior to
acceptance of an affidavit under section
8 of the Act through TEAS, per class—
$250.00
* * * * *
(15) Petitions to the Director. (i) For
filing a petition under § 2.146 or § 2.147
on paper—$350.00
(ii) For filing a petition under § 2.146
or § 2.147 through TEAS—$250.00
(iii) For filing a petition under § 2.66
on paper—$250.00
(iv) For filing a petition under § 2.66
through TEAS—$150.00
(16) Petition to cancel. (i) For filing a
petition to cancel on paper, per class—
$700.00
(ii) For filing a petition to cancel
through ESTTA, per class—$600.00
(17) Notice of opposition. (i) For filing
a notice of opposition on paper, per
class—$700.00
(ii) For filing a notice of opposition
through ESTTA, per class—$600.00
(18) Ex parte appeal. (i) For filing an
ex parte appeal to the Trademark Trial
and Appeal Board on paper, per class—
$325.00
(ii) For filing an ex parte appeal to the
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
through ESTTA, per class—$225.00
(iii) For filing a first request for an
extension of time to file an appeal brief,
per application—$0.00
(iv) For filing a second or subsequent
request for an extension of time to file
an appeal brief on paper, per
application—$200.00
(v) For filing a second or subsequent
request for an extension of time to file
an appeal brief through ESTTA, per
application—$100.00
(vi) For filing an appeal brief on
paper, per class—$300.00
(vii) For filing an appeal brief through
ESTTA, per class—$200.00
* * * * *
(22) Extension of time for filing a
notice of opposition under
§ 2.102(c)(1)(ii) or (c)(2). (i) For filing a
request for an extension of time to file
a notice of opposition under
§ 2.102(c)(1)(ii) or (c)(2) on paper—
$400.00
(ii) For filing a request for an
extension of time to file a notice of
opposition under § 2.102(c)(1)(ii) or
(c)(2) through ESTTA—$200.00
(23) Extension of time for filing a
notice of opposition under § 2.102(c)(3).
(i) For filing a request for an extension
of time to file a notice of opposition
under § 2.102(c)(3) on paper—$500.00
(ii) For filing a request for an
extension of time to file a notice of
opposition under § 2.102(c)(3) through
ESTTA—$400.00
(24) Oral hearing. For filing a request
for an oral hearing before the Trademark
Trial and Appeal Board, per
proceeding—$500.00
(25) Letter of protest. For filing a letter
of protest, per subject application—
$50.00
* * * * *
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商標登録insideNews: USPTO Updates Examination Guide for Proof of Trademark Use | Seyfarth Shaw LLP – JDSupra

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As we reported in November 2019, the USPTO has been making significant revisions to its rules to combat an influx of fraudulent trademark filings. Some of the biggest rule changes last year were to specimen requirements. The USPTO required that screenshots of websites needed to show the full URL and date, and that product packaging needed to be accompanied by an image or description of the product. In other words, hangtags by themselves or empty boxes were no longer acceptable.

情報源: USPTO Updates Examination Guide for Proof of Trademark Use | Seyfarth Shaw LLP – JDSupra

USPTO Examination Guide 3-19

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商標登録insideNews: U.S. Trademark Office Issues Guide on How It Will Apply the Supreme Court’s Booking.com Decision to Examination of Relevant Applications | Mintz – Trademark & Copyright Viewpoints – JDSupra

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As we reported in our July 7, 2020 blog post on the USPTO v. Booking.com B.V decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a proposed mark consisting of the combination of a generic term and a generic top-level domain, like “.com,” is not automatically generic and can be protected as a trademark under certain circumstances. Now, the U.S. Trademark Office has issued an Examination Guide providing guidance on how it intends to apply that ruling to the examination of applications for these types of proposed trademarks.

情報源: U.S. Trademark Office Issues Guide on How It Will Apply the Supreme Court’s Booking.com Decision to Examination of Relevant Applications | Mintz – Trademark & Copyright Viewpoints – JDSupra

Examination Guide 3-20 Generic.com Terms after USPTO v. Booking.com October 2020

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商標登録insideNews: Alert On New USPTO Trademark Email Scam | Polsinelli – JDSupra

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The United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a new alert this week concerning fraudulent email messages which appear to be sent by the USPTO directly to trademark owners but are, in fact, sent by third parties for fraudulent purposes.

情報源: Alert On New USPTO Trademark Email Scam | Polsinelli – JDSupra

最近の規則改正で、米国の商標登録の出願人や商標権者は、メールアドレスを提出することが義務付けられていますが、それに伴ってUSPTOからのメールとして偽った詐欺のメールも増えているようです。これらの詐欺メールは次の特徴があります。
１）米国特許商標庁（USPTO）のメールアドレスを偽装しています（例：noreply@uspto.gov）。
２）偽の内容として、USPTOには「クライアント」の個別登録を要求する新しい方針があり、準拠しない場合は罰則があると主張します。
３）誤った米国特許商標庁（USPTO）の商標出願情報を提供します（例：不正な料金情報など）。

これらの偽メールに騙されないようにとのアラートが出されており、確認方法として Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR)でそのような内容の発信があるかを調べます。また、このような電子メールアドレスを利用した勧誘については、誤った情報が含まれることがあり、そのような勧誘をしている組織等についての一覧（勧誘組織の一覧）がUSPTOのサイトにあります。さらに、受信した勧誘メールが、勧誘組織の一覧にない場合には、TMScams@uspto.govのメールアドレスへの通報が推奨されています。

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商標登録insideNews: New TTAB Reading Room for searching TTAB decisions | USPTO

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TTAB Reading Room available: On July 31, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) deployed its new Reading Room, which replaces the former TTAB e-FOIA webpage. Use the Reading Room to search TTAB final decisions and precedential orders. You can search cases by date, issue, and other criteria. You can also search by language within the decision.

情報源: Trademark Trial and Appeal Board | USPTO

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商標登録insideNews: Latest trademark fee setting information | USPTO

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Trademark Fee Setting and Adjusting Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Supplemental MaterialsOn June 19, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to set or increase certain trademark fees as authorized by the AIA, as amended by the SUCCESS Act. The proposed fee adjustments are needed to provide the Office with a sufficient amount of aggregate revenue to recover the aggregate cost of Trademark and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) operations in future years (based on current projections) and to allow the Office to continue progress towards achieving strategic goals.

情報源: Fee Setting and Adjusting | USPTO

米国特許商標庁は、昨年8月に商標オフィシャルフィーの改正案（一次案）を公表しましたが、パブリックコメントの聴取を経て、この度、二次案が公表されました。(2020.6.19 連邦官報 85 FR 37040)

情報源: 【商標NEWS】 米国特許商標庁　商標登録の商品・役務削除費用導入の動き(続報)｜知財情報｜日本技術貿易株式会社


米国特許商標庁は、商標費用の修正を提案しています。修正案には、既存の費用の調整と新たな費用の追加を含んでいます。今回、Audit後の指定商品役務の削除費用が１商品１００ドルとの案は１区分２５０ドルに修正されています。最も早い予定としては、２０２０年１０月には商標費用の修正が行われる可能性があるとしています。

85 FR 46932　8月3日発行のFederal　Registerでは、特許関連の新料金が2020年10月2日から開始されることが発表されています。

既存の費用の調整

  • 出願　（TEAS Standard 275→350ドル;TEAS plus 225→250ドル, Sec 66a 400→500ドル)
  • Sec８or 71 使用宣誓書（125→225ドル）
  • 長官への請願（100→150ドル）
  • TTAB異議申立、審判請求（400→600ドル）

新規費用の追加

  • 審判請求をするための２回目以降の延長請求 (100/200→200/400ドル)
  • 口頭聴聞 (0→500ドル)
  • 抗告申立（letter of protest）(0→50ドル)
  • 拒絶理由通知から３ヶ月経過後の再考慮(reconsideration)の申請　(0→400ドル)
  • Sec８or 71 使用宣誓書の提出後の商品、役務、及びまたは区分の削除　（0→250ドル）

無料であることを提案

  • 審判請求をするための最初の延長請求
  • 拒絶理由通知から３ヶ月以内の再考慮の申請
  • Sec８or 71 使用宣誓書の提出前の商品、役務、及びまたは区分の削除

商標費用調整分一覧 (from USPTO website)

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商標登録insideNews: Instagram Challenges Instagem Trademark – Tech

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Instagram filed an opposition to the registration of Market Organization Inc.’s INSTAGEM trademark on Friday before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), claiming the INSTAGEM trademark will cause consumer confusion and damage Instagram.

情報源: Instagram Challenges Instagem Trademark – Tech

Word Mark INSTAGEM
Goods and Services IC 041. G & S: Video editing
Standard Characters Claimed
Serial Number 88767055
Filing Date January 21, 2020
Current Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Published for Opposition June 23, 2020
Owner (APPLICANT) Market Organization Inc.
Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

Ser. no.88767055
Opposition by Instagram
IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD

In re Application No. 88/767,055
Filed: January 21, 2020
Published: June 23, 2020, in the Official Gazette
For: INSTAGEM INSTAGRAM, LLC, Opposer,
vs.
Market Organization, Inc., Applicant.
Opposition No. _____________

NOTICE OF OPPOSITION UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
P.O. Box 1451
Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1451

Dear Sir or Madam:
1. Instagram, LLC (“Opposer” or “Instagram”) believes it will be damaged by the registration of the mark INSTAGEM (“Applicant’s Mark”) covered by Application Serial No.88/767,055 (the “Application”), which was filed on January 21, 2020, by Market Organization, Inc.(“Applicant”), and hereby opposes such registration. This Notice of Opposition has been timely filed.

As grounds for its Opposition, Opposer alleges as follows:
2. Instagram is a Delaware limited liability company with its headquarters and principal place of business at 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, California 94025.
3. Applicant is, upon information and belief, a New York corporation located at 6 E 45 Street, 20th Floor, New York, New York 10017.
4. Regarding the Application, as published in the Official Gazette dated June 23, 2020, Applicant seeks to register the mark INSTAGEM in International Class 41 for: “Video editing.”
5. Since the launch of its photo sharing and social networking service and software application in October 2010, Instagram has continuously used the trademark INSTAGRAM in interstate commerce in the United States in connection with its goods and services. Reflecting its trademark rights, Instagram owns U.S. registrations and applications for its INSTAGRAM mark,
including the following:
Trademark Reg. No. Reg. Date First Use Date
INSTAGRAM 4146057 5/22/2012 10/6/2010
INSTAGRAM 4756754 6/16/2015 11/1/2013
INSTAGRAM(stylized) 4795634 8/18/2015 5/13/2013
INSTAGRAM 4822600 9/29/2015 10/6/2010
INSTAGRAM 4827509 10/6/2015 10/6/2010
INSTAGRAM 4856047 11/17/2015 10/6/2010
INSTAGRAM 4863594 12/1/2015 10/6/2010
INSTAGRAM 4863595 12/1/2015 10/6/2010
INSTAGRAM(stylized) 5019151 8/9/2016 11/01/2013
INSTAGRAM 5566030 9/18/2018 11/5/2012
INSTAGRAM 5869731 9/24/2019 3/19/2019
These registrations and applications cover a variety of goods and services, including but not limited to the following:
 Providing use of online temporary non-downloadable software for enabling transmission of images and audiovisual and video content;
 Providing temporary use of non-downloadable software applications for social networking, creating a virtual community, and transmission of audio, video, photographic images, text, graphics and data;
 Downloadable and non-downloadable computer software for modifying the appearance and enabling transmission of images, audio-visual and video content;
 Computer software for the collection, editing, organizing, modifying, transmission, storage and sharing of data and information;
 Providing computer, electronic and online databases in the field of entertainment;
 Marketing, advertising and promotion services;
 Telecommunications services, namely electronic transmission of data, messages, graphics, images, videos and information;
 Computer services, namely providing an interactive website featuring technology that allows users to manage their online photograph and social networking accounts;
 Social introduction, networking and dating services; and
 Shopping and payment services.
All of Instagram’s marks featuring the term INSTAGRAM are referred to herein as the “INSTAGRAM Mark.” Attached as Exhibit A are certificates of registration and current TSDR records for U.S. registrations of the INSTAGRAM Mark.
6. The INSTAGRAM Mark is highly distinctive with regard to all of Instagram’s goods and services in connection with which the mark is used.
7. Instagram’s INSTAGRAM Mark has priority over Applicant’s Application, which was filed on January 21, 2020, on a 1(b) “intent to use” filing basis.
8. Applicant’s INSTAGEM Mark creates a similar commercial impression as the INSTAGRAM Mark does.
9. Applicant’s services claimed in its Application are nearly identical to the goods and services offered by Instagram in connection with its INSTAGRAM Mark.
10. Applicant’s Mark is deceptively similar to the INSTAGRAM Mark so as to cause confusion, or to cause mistake or to deceive the public as to the origin of Applicant’s services offeredunder Applicant’s Mark. Specifically, registration of Applicant’s Mark will lead the public to conclude, incorrectly, that Applicant is or has been affiliated or connected with Instagram, and/or that Applicant’s services provided under Applicant’s Mark are, or have been, authorized, sponsored, endorsed, or licensed by Instagram. Issuance of any registration to Applicant for the proposed mark will result in damage to Instagram and the public. Therefore, registration of Applicant’s Mark is prohibited by 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
11. Moreover, through Instagram’s widespread use of the INSTAGRAM Mark, extensive and continuous media coverage, the high degree of consumer recognition of the INSTAGRAM Mark, Instagram’s enormous and loyal user base, its multiple trademark registrations and pending applications, and other factors, the INSTAGRAM Mark is strong, enjoys widespread recognition among consumers, and has become famous within the meaning of Section 43(a) of the United States Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(c).
12. Applicant’s Mark has caused or is likely to cause dilution of the distinctive quality of the INSTAGRAM Mark and/or harm the reputation of the INSTAGRAM Mark in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 1125(c), to the harm and damage of Instagram and the public.
13. The INSTAGRAM Mark was famous before Applicant filed the Application at issue and before Applicant began using Applicant’s Mark.
14. Therefore, registration of Applicant’s Mark should be refused under 15 U.S.C. §§ 1052 and 1063(a).
15. Registration of Applicant’s Mark would constitute prima facie evidence of the validity of such registration, Applicant’s ownership of Applicant’s Mark, and Applicant’s exclusive right to use the INSTAGEM mark pursuant to the provisions of 15 U.S.C. § 1057(b). Such registration would be a source of damage and injury to Instagram and the public, and would be contrary to the principles of registration set out in 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051 et seq.

WHEREFORE, Instagram prays that this Opposition be sustained, and that registration to Applicant for the mark covered by Application Serial No. 88/767,055, be refused. Please direct all notices, pleadings and process regarding this matter to the below.

Respectfully submitted,
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP
Dated: July 10, 2020

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1.Madrid Protocol: Applications originating from the United States, 1:29:31 米国特許商標庁 動画
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Madrid Protocol: Applications originating from the United States
最新(2022.8) のマドプロ加盟国のリスト　マドリッド制度 締約国(マドリッドプロトコル)の 一覧

The Madrid Protocol is an international treaty that businesses and individuals can use to protect their trademarks simultaneously in multiple countries using a single application.

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商標登録insideNews: Mickelson files trademark for ‘Hit Bombs’ | theScore.com

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Phil Mickelson is looking to cash in on his strategy off the tee by filing a trademark for “Hit Bombs” with the intent of launching a clothing line, according to lawyer Josh Gerben. at @TheMasters hitting BOMBS 💣 and attacking pins. LFG!!! #Lefty pic.twitter.com/yTt0yVJ5tQ— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) April 13, 2019 Mickelson has spread the word of “hitting bombs” in a number of social media posts since.

情報源: Mickelson files trademark for ‘Hit Bombs’ | theScore.com

Talkin’ Bombs || Phil Mickelson and World Long Drive Champion Kyle Berkshire、4:30
https://youtu.be/QZjWf_ahqpw

商標登録insideNews: Phil Mickelson’s company applies for coffee trademark | espn.com

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商標登録insideNews: Trademark Audits: What Registrants Should Expect – Lexology

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In 2017, the USPTO initiated an aggressive auditing program of U.S. trademark registrations at the time of maintenance filings. The goal of the program is to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the U.S. register by removing or narrowing registrations that include claims beyond the scope of the registrant’s actual use of its mark in U.S. commerce. The Office is on pace to audit 5000 registrations in 2020 so registrants who have not been tagged as yet should be prepared for an audit in the future.

情報源: Trademark Audits: What Registrants Should Expect – Lexology

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