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商標登録insideNews: New Trademark Cancellation Procedures Established | National Law Review

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TMA Enacted

On December 27, 2020, the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“the Act”) became law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Among other changes, the Act includes important amendments to the Lanham Act:Establishes two new ex parte proceedings to cancel unused marks;Creates a uniform rule establishing a rebuttable presumption of irreparable harm for trademark infringement;Formalizes the procedure for Letters of Protest; andPermits the examiner to set shorter response times for office actions.

情報源: New Trademark Cancellation Procedures Established

【法改正】Trademark Modernization Act（商標近代化法、TMA）により不使用を理由とする査定系抹消手続（Ex Parte Expungement）と査定系再審査手続（Ex Parte Reexamination）が新たに制度化されており、その施行日は2021年12月27日に決められています。また、商標権侵害があれば、それは反論できるものの回復不能な損害（rebuttable presumption of irreparable harm）が生じていると見なすものとなります。この推定規定から侵害での商標権者の挙証負担が軽減されます。また、拒絶理由通知（Office Action）の応答期間が6ヶ月から60日乃至6ヶ月と短く柔軟な期間を審査官が設定することができ、出願人側で6ヶ月とするには手数料がかかります。

TMA Enacted
米国特許商標庁/USPTO Alexandria Virgina, USA

商標登録insideNews: Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 | Lathrop GPM – JDSupra
商標登録insideNews: Trademark Modernisation Act introduced in bid to combat fraudulent filings: reaction | World Trademark Review

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商標登録insideNews: Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 | Lathrop GPM – JDSupra

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Congress has just passed the bi-partisan Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA), which amends the Trademark Act to provide new procedures for third-party submission of evidence relating to trademark applications, to establish ex parte proceedings for reexamination and expungement of outstanding trademark registrations, and to provide for a rebuttable presumption of irreparable harm in trademark infringement proceedings.

情報源: Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 | Lathrop GPM – JDSupra

On December 22, 2020, Congress passed the content of a pending bill, H.R. 6196, the “Trademark Modernization Act of 2020,” as part of its year-end virus relief and spending package. Among other things, the Act seeks to create more efficient processes to challenge registrations that are not being used in commerce, including by establishing new ex parte proceedings. The Act also seeks to unify the standard for irreparable harm with respect to injunctions in trademark cases, in light of inconsistencies that have emerged across federal courts after the Supreme Court’s decision in eBay v. MercExchange, LLC, 547 U.S. 388 (2006).

情報源: Gibson Dunn

H.R.6196 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
商標近代化法（TMA）は商標出願に関連する証拠を第三者が提出するための新しい手順を提供し、未処理の商標の再審査と抹消のための査定系手続きを確立します。米国商標制度における言わば情報提供制度のように思われます。

On December 27, 2020, the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”) became law after it passed Congress and was signed by the President as part of the year-end Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2021.1 The TMA, which will become effective one year after its signature into law, introduces significant amendments to the Lanham Act2 designed to modernize trademark examination procedures and combat the increasing numbers of trademark registrations covering marks not used in commerce.

情報源: Trademark Modernization Act Becomes Law: Establishes New Procedures to Remove Deadwood Registrations, Restores Presumption of Irreparable Harm, and Protects the Independence of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board | Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP – JDSupra

Summary of H.R.6196
This bill makes several changes to trademark law, such as by providing new mechanisms for opposing and canceling trademark registrations at the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) and by making it easier to secure an injunction.

The bill authorizes a third party to submit evidence to the PTO to oppose an application for a federal trademark registration.

The bill establishes a procedure for any party to petition the PTO to expunge a registration for a trademark that has not been used in commerce. The bill also establishes a procedure for any party to petition the PTO to reexamine any trademark registration on such nonuse grounds.

The PTO may also initiate such an expungement or reexamination proceeding.

If a plaintiff has prevailed in court in asserting certain trademark rights, that plaintiff shall be entitled to a presumption that the plaintiff will suffer irreparable harm for purposes of determining whether the plaintiff is entitled to a permanent injunction. If a trademark plaintiff is seeking a preliminary injunction, that plaintiff is entitled to this presumption upon a court finding that the plaintiff is likely to succeed on the merits of the case. Under current law, a plaintiff must establish irreparable harm to secure an injunction.

In addition, the PTO Director shall have the authority to reconsider, modify, or set aside certain decisions made by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on PTO efforts to address false and inaccurate claims in trademark registrations and applications.

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商標登録insideNews: Cisco Files Trademark Opposition Against Omcisco, Citing Confusion and Dilution | Law Street Media

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On Wednesday, opposer Cisco Technology, Inc. filed a notice of opposition before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board against applicant Omcisco Technology INC.’s application for the OMCISCO mark, citing likelihood of consumer confusion and dilution of its famous mark.

情報源: Cisco Files Trademark Opposition Against Omcisco, Citing Confusion and Dilution – Tech

Opposition
Number: 91266568
Filing Date: 12/16/2020
Status: Pending
Status Date: 12/16/2020
Plaintiff Name: Cisco Technology, Inc
Defendant Name: Omcisco Technology INC.

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商標専門家の承認、署名、宣言に関する規則は何ですか?
商標登録が監査(Audit)された場合はどうなりますか?
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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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US Trademark Fees Increase

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

US Trademark Fees Increase

[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。

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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)