商標登録insideNews: USPTO announces extension of certain patent and trademark-related timing deadlines under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act | USPTO

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that it will use provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), to extend the time to file certain patent and trademark-related documents and to pay certain required fees.

情報源: USPTO announces extension of certain patent and trademark-related timing deadlines under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act | USPTO

日付けは2020年3月31日となっていますが、数時間前に発表された、特許及び商標の手続でいくつかの期限については延長するとの内容です。商標については、拒絶理由に対する応答、使用供述書若しくは期間延長の請求、異議申立若しくは異議の通知についての延長請求、優先権主張、マドプロの国内出願への変換、使用宣誓書の提出、更新出願など多岐にわたり、その期限が3月27日から4月30日の間であるものについては、30日間の延長を当初の期間に付加できるとしています。この延長に際しては、COVID-19によって遅延が生じた旨の供述書(statement)を添える必要があります。COVID-19による影響としては、代理人や出願人、登録者、或いは関連する者について、例えば関連する事務所や会社が休止した場合、ファイルの入手ができない、手持ちの現金が足りない、旅行で足止めされた、家族が病気などのCOVID-19の蔓延が主たる原因の場合を広く含みます。

商標登録insideNews: USPTO notices regarding COVID-19 | USPTO

USPTO changes rules due to COVID-19

The content below represents all the public messaging the USPTO has released related to coronavirus (COVID-19).Relief for USPTO customers affected by COVID-19The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) considers the effects of coronavirus to be an “extraordinary situation” within the meaning of 37 CFR 1.183 and 37 CFR 2.146 for affected patent and trademark applicants, patentees, reexamination parties, and trademark owners. Therefore, the USPTO is waiving petition fees in certain situations for customers impacted by the coronavirus.

情報源: USPTO notices regarding COVID-19 | USPTOUSPTO changes rules due to COVID-19

米国特許商標庁は、コロナウイルスの影響で遅延することとなった手続の延長を認めるものではないが、そのための回復請求(petition)については無料とする決定をしています。また、来週26日からは庁内で一般公衆に公開しているエリアを期限的に閉鎖するものとしています。㋂13日以降の審査官、審判官との面談等はビデオ又は電話会議になるとのことです。(USPTO changes rules due to COVID-19)

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商標登録insideNews: USPTO Mandatory Electronic Filing Email Requirements | National Law Review

E-filing requires e-mail USPTO

E-filing requires e-mail USPTO

Are You Ready For USPTO’s New Mandatory Electronic Filing Email Requirements?Thursday, February 13, 2020The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) new Mandatory Electronic Filing and Email Address Requirements go into effect on Feb. 15, 2020. As a result of these requirements, any new U.S. trademark applications must include an email address for each applicant, even if there is an appointed attorney on record. 

情報源: USPTO Mandatory Electronic Filing Email Requirements

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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

商標登録insideNews: USPTO Delays Electronic Trademark Filing Deadline – MeriTalk

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has delayed the deadline for mandatory electronic filing of trademarks from December 21 to February 15 after receiving feedback from the public, the agency announced in a Federal Register

情報源: USPTO Delays Electronic Trademark Filing Deadline – MeriTalk

Changes to the Trademark Rules of Practice To Mandate Electronic Filing (Federal Register)

商標登録insideNews: Proposed USPTO Trademark Fee Adjustments Portend Big Changes for Trad | Hogan Lovells Engage

The USPTO has recently released its latest trademark fee proposal for 2020.  The proposal includes substantial increases to many existing fees, and over 20 brand new fees for actions previously available at no cost.  The primary purpose of these changes is to preserve and maintain the integrity of the Register by ensuring applicants adhere to U.S. specification and use requirements and to recoup more of the costs associated with TTAB proceedings.

情報源: Proposed USPTO Trademark Fee Adjustments Portend Big Changes for Trad – Hogan Lovells Engage