The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has postponed until Dec. 21 a requirement that nearly all trademark applications be electronically filed and managed.
情報源: Trademark Office Delays New Digital Processing Requirement
情報源: Federal Register :: Changes to the Trademark Rules of Practice To Mandate Electronic Filing
10月5日からとされてた改正ルール〈Mandate Electronic Filing〉(84 FR 37081）の施行日は12月21日に変更されています。
米国特許商標庁(uspto)で米国商標登録の出願料や維持費用についての値上げが検討されています。現段階は未だ意見募集の段階ですが、来年（2020）の３月にFederal Registerでの改定案が出され、7月に Federal Registerに最終案が発表され、来年（2020）の8月には実施予定となっています。現行の電子出願TEAS RFの275USDが350USDに、TEASPlusが225USDが250USDになる予定です。petitionの申請は100USDから250USD、Request for Reconsideration $400(new), Section 8 225USd, Section 15 225USD, Section 71 225USDが予定されています。また、新規な料金として、Audit（TTAB’s pleading）の後に商品や役務を削除する場合には、１つの商品、役務あたり100USDの費用を要することが予定されています。TTABは１区分辺り200USDの値上げを検討しています。
As part of the USPTO’s continued commitment to f
On October 26, 2019, we are changing how customers access the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) and TEASi (international). To access and file forms, you will need to log in to a USPTO.gov account with a two-step authentication.
情報源: TEAS login requirement | USPTO
TEAS login requirement 
Stop trying to make Slofies happen.
情報源: Apple is trying to trademark ‘Slofie’ – The Verge
September Event 2019 — Apple, 1:42:18
Facing a backlash from its own staff, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has scrapped new guidelines that would have required foreign trademark applicants living in the U.S. to prove they had legal immigration status.
情報源: Trademark Office Drops Its Demand For Applicants To Prove Immigration Status
The U.S. Trademark Office rejects an application for “Higher Ground Productions,” so the former president and first lady get aggressive.
情報源: Barack Obama’s Production Company Runs Into a Trademark Problem | Hollywood Reporter
American Factory | A Short Conversation with the Obamas | Netflix, 3:09
adidas has filed a request with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to shut down J. Crew’s application for a trademark containing five stripes, as reported by The Fashion Law.
情報源: adidas and J. Crew Battle Over Stripe Trademark | HYPEBEAST
官庁に対し手続を行うための米国で資格のある弁護士による代理の要件：米国（参考訳）
情報源: 官庁に対し手続を行うための米国で資格のある弁護士による代理の要件：米国（参考訳） | 経済産業省 特許庁
今月3日から施行された外国人の出願人や権利者は、本人だけでの手続はできなくなり、それぞれの手続に米国ライセンスの弁護士を代理人として必要とする規則の特許庁訳になります。すでにウエブサイト上では、有資格となる州と弁護士登録番号の入力が必要とされ、good standingについてもチェック形式の宣誓が必要となっています。弁護士登録番号については、なりすまし防止のため、公表はされないようになっています。
In order to register a trademark based on use in commerce, or to renew a registration based on a foreign or international registration, trademark owners are required to verify that the mark is in use in U.S. commerce… United States Intellectual Property Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP 19 Aug 2019
In order to register a trademark based on use in commerce, or to renew a registration based on a foreign or international registration, trademark owners are required to verify that the mark is in use in U.S. commerce with all goods or services listed in the application or registration. In addition, the mark owner must… Read more
情報源: Trademark Owners, Watch Out! USPTO Getting Strict on Specimens – SGR Law
Examination Guide 3-19 Examination of Specimens for Use in Commerce:Digitally Created or Altered and Mockup Specimens July 2019
According to the USPTO Commissioner of Trademarks, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has seen a significant increase in the number of applicants who are not fulfilling their legal and ethical obligations to file accurately and in good faith, particularly with respect to claims that the mark is in use in commerce. After studying the problem, the USPTO made two changes in application procedures designed to improve the overall quality of applications: (1) a new rule requiring foreign trademark applicants and registrants to be represented by a US-licensed lawyer, and (2) a new Examining Guide focused on detecting and rejecting falsified purported specimens of use in commerce. Applicants can expect a higher level of scrutiny of their applications, particularly where the applicant is based outside the United States.
情報源: US Trademark Office addresses false or inaccurate filings | Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP – JDSupra
