商標登録insideNews: Caterpillar Battling Small Coffee Shop Over Use of Cat in Trademark Case – Small Business Trends

When a multi-national corporation generating $54 billion (2018) goes after small business owners scratching out $150,000 for trademark infringement, it makes you wonder.This is the case being played out between Caterpillar (the multi-national) and Cat & Cloud (the small business). The reason it is getting so much attention is because Caterpillar is the world’s largest construction equipment manufacturer. And Cat & Cloud is a coffee shop in Santa Cruz, CA.

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Cat & Cloud 5 Panel Hat | Looks Good On Everyone, 0:49

Let’s Do The Work | Caterpillar, 1:00
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商標登録insideNews: 特産スイカでGI取得 JA鳥取中央とJA香川県|ニュース|JAの活動|JAcom 農業協同組合新聞

新GI登録 農林水産

農林水産省は6月14日、「大栄西瓜」、「津南の雪下にんじん」、「善通寺産四角スイカ」の3点を新たに地理的表示(GI)として登録したと発表した。鳥取県の「大栄西瓜」はJA鳥取中央が登録を取得した。交配後、約48日ごろまで完熟させたスイカ。形状、品質にバラツキが少なく、安定した品質・供給ができるスイカとして高い評価を得ている。

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香川)四角スイカの出荷始まる 善通寺, 0:33

香川)四角スイカの出荷始まる 善通寺

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商標登録insideNews: Canada’s trademark changes mean higher fees, more complexities in filing | Canadian Lawyer Mag

As of Monday, June 17, brand owners filing trademark applications will be paying more, as the amended Trade-marks Act and the new Trademarks Regulations come into force.At present, to file a trademark application, “regardless of the number of goods and services, regardless of the number of classes,” the fee is $250, says Janet Fuhrer of Ridout & Maybee LLP in Ottawa. As of Monday, she says, the base fee will be $330 for one class of goods and services and $100 for each additional class of services.

情報源: Canada’s trademark changes mean higher fees, more complexities in filing | Canadian Lawyer Mag

商標登録insideNews: Estonia Becomes the Second Baltic Country to Offer Madrid E-Filing to its Applicants | WIPO

Following the launch of Madrid e-filing in the Lithuanian IP Office in February, the IP Office of Estonia becomes the second Baltic State and the third Member this year to offer Madrid e-filing to its trademark community.

情報源: Estonia Becomes the Second Baltic Country to Offer Madrid E-Filing to its Applicants

Estonian Patent Office

商標登録insideNews: Tom Brady’s ‘Tom Terrific’ trademark request saddens Mets fans

Tom Terrific TM makes sad Mets fan

Tom Terrific TM makes sad Mets fan

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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商標登録insideNews: Metal band Iron Maiden launches $2 million trademark infringement lawsuit against Ion Maiden game – TechSpot

The holding company for British metal legends Iron Maiden isn’t too pleased with the similarities between the band’s name and 2018 first-person shooter Ion Maiden. The resemblance has led to it suing publisher 3D Realms for $2 million in damages.

情報源: Metal band Iron Maiden launches $2 million trademark infringement lawsuit against Ion Maiden game – TechSpot

Iron Maiden – Aces High (Official Video), 4:59

Ion Maiden Announcement Trailer, 0:58
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商標登録insideNews: 品種を死守せよ!シャインマスカットの対中闘争 – 産経ニュース

シャインマスカット 品種を保護

シャインマスカット 品種を保護

日本生まれの農産物なのに商標権侵害で中国に訴えられる-。冗談のような話だが、今そこにある危機なのだ。岡山では近年、モモやブドウの県産ブランドについて、中国や香港、台湾での商標出願を加速させている。背景には、日本生まれの農産物が海外で無断で商標出願されたり、品種が海外に流出、栽培されて流通したりする被害が相次いでいることがある。「権利は取られる前に、先に取りに行くことが大切」。国内の農業関係者は真剣に危惧している。

情報源: 品種を死守せよ!シャインマスカットの対中闘争(1/2ページ) – 産経ニュース

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