The Ohio State University is attempting to trademark the word “the,” according to an application with the US Patent and Trademark Office. Application No. 88571984 was filed Thursday, and the school seeks to use the word “the” mainly on t-shirts, baseball caps and hats.
Trademarks scams: How to avoid them and what to do if you get fooled, 1:29:25
Trademarks scams: How to avoid them and what to do if you get fooled
Q.偽の通知と、正式なUSPTOのメールと通知の違いをどのように見分けたら良いでしょうか？（partly from USPTO Site）
商標出願または登録に関する米国特許商標庁からの、正式な連絡はすべてバージニア州アレクサンドリア（Alexandria, Virginia）の「米国特許商標庁（“United States Patent and Trademark Office”）」から行われ、すべてのメールは「@ uspto.gov」ドメインから届きます。すなわち、Washington, DCやNYのアドレスは、要注意すべきと思います。All official correspondence about your trademark application or registration will be from the “United States Patent and Trademark Office” in Alexandria, Virginia, and all emails will be from the domain “@uspto.gov.”
政府機関や政府のように偽装した会社名にだまされないでください。一部の会社名には、 “United States,” “U.S.,” “Trademark,” “Patent,” “Registration,” “Office,” or “Agency.” などの用語が含まれることが多いです。最近では、”Pending Trademark Cancellation by USPTO”と記載された例もあります。他の政府機関や米国法典のセクションを参照してください。誤解を招く申し出や通知に基づいてお金を払ったりサービスにサインアップした場合でも、米国特許商標庁は払い戻しを受けるのを助けることはできないとされています。
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy, known as D-Day, the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) Museum installed a restored Higgins
The US Patent and Trademark Office’s commissioner for trademarks has warned of the dangers fraudulent Chinese trademark filers pose to the US trademark system
WASHINGTON – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced a new rule requiring all foreign-domiciled trademark applicants, registrants, and parties to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings to be represented by an attorney who is licensed to practice law in the United States.
外国人の出願や応答に米国弁護士の代理を必要とする新ルールは2019年8月3日施行となります。（This new trademark rule has an effective date of August 3, 2019.）
U.S.-licensed attorneys
Paper and electronic trademark submissions made after the effective date of this rule will require U.S.-licensed attorneys representing applicants, registrants, or parties to provide all of the following:*
Their name, postal address, and email address
A statement attesting to their active membership in good standing of a bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, commonwealth, or territory.
Information concerning their bar membership (state, number if applicable, and year of admission).**
*Electronic submissions are filed online through TEAS.
**Attorney bar information will not be made publicly available.
On July 2, 2019, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a rule that will have a major impact on foreign (non-U.S. domiciled) trademark applicants, registrants, and parties in inter par
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.
