広告代理店大手の電通が「アマビエ」の商標を出願していた件で、同社が7月6日までに出願を取り下げていたことが分かりました。ネット上では商標出願について「マジか？」「最悪」など批判的な声が広がっていま
情報源: 電通、「アマビエ」の商標出願を取り下げ 「独占的かつ排他的な使用は全く想定しておりませんでした」（ねとらぼ） – Yahoo!ニュース
TOKYO — Companies including major advertising agency Dentsu Inc. and religious corporations have applied to register over 10 trademarks relating to a
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米プロフットボールNFLのワシントン・レッドスキンズは3日、北米の先住民を意味するチーム名の見直しに向けた検証を始めると発表した。チームは先住民団体からの名称変更の要請を長年拒否してきたが、人種差別に対する抗議行動が広がり、企業やメディアからの圧力が高まる中、方針転換した。1933年から続くチーム
情報源: レッドスキンズがチーム名とロゴ変更へ 人種差別抗議広がりで NFLの名門 – 毎日新聞
The Washington Redskins have been asked by FedEx, a top sponsor, to rebrand, while Nike, the NFL’s apparel provider, has removed club merchandise from its online store.
A source tells Stephen A. the Redskins will change the name of their team | First Take, 6:58 
商標登録insideNews: NFLワシントンの新ニックネームはコマンダース 旧名はレッドスキンズ(2020年に廃止) | Sponichi Annex スポーツ
The powder is killer.North Korea registered a trademark with the United Nations for a hotel that sits within a $35 million ski resort — a pet project of Kim Jong Un that’s now part
情報源: North Korea registers trademark for ski resort in tourism push
Name and address of the holder of the registration
MASIKRYONG HOTEL
Ryongjo Worker’s District,
Wonsan
Kangwon Province (KP)
Contracting State or Contracting Organization in the territory of which the holder has a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment
KP
Name and address of the representative
Samcholli Trademark Agency
Waesongdong,
Central District
Pyongyang (KP)
Description of the mark
The mark consists of the stylized representation of a skier running on the track and the three Korean characters whose transliteration is MaSikRyong
Transliteration of the mark
MASIKRYONG.
International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification) – NCL(11-2020)
32 Non-alcoholic beverages; waters [beverages].
33 Alcoholic beverages except beers.
35 Commercial services.
Basic registration
KP, 18.11.2014, 76051
馬息嶺スキー場は、朝鮮民主主義人民共和国江原道の元山市と法洞郡の境にある馬息嶺に建設された大規模なスキー場である。(from Wikipedia)
January 1, 2021 fee adjustment: On January 1, 2021, the fees for the services outlined below will increase by 2%, in accordance with the Service Fees Act. Note that not all fees are subject to the annual adjustment.
情報源: Fees for trademarks – Canadian Intellectual Property Office
CIPO fees increase as follows:
Application for the registration of a trademark;
Statement of opposition;
Application to extend the statement of goods or services;
Request for the giving of one or more notices under subsections 44(1) or 45(1) of the Trademarks Act;
Renewal of a registered trademark;
Issuance of a certificate of registration under item 15 of the Tariff of Fees of the former Trade‑marks Regulations;
Trademark agent qualifying examination;
Request for a name to be entered, maintained or reinstated on the list of trademark agents.
CIPO (Canadian Intellectual Property Office) カナダ知的財産庁 商標関連料金表 2019.6
After hearing rumors that Lexus would bring a 5.0-liter V8 back to its compact sports sedan, we were pretty disappointed when the heavily-refreshed (but not all-new) 2021 IS debuted with zero new powertrain additions or changes. If a new trademark filing holds any water, however, our dreams for a spiritual successor to the IS F may not be dead just yet.
情報源: Lexus Files ‘IS500’ Trademark for Potential V8 Sport Sedan – The Drive
2021 Lexus IS World Premiere Video, 28:44
https://youtu.be/FFW6d2bwTdA
Word Mark IS500
Goods and Services IC 012.G & S: automobiles and structural parts thereof
Standard Characters Claimed
Serial Number 90020079
Filing Date June 25, 2020
Current Basis 1B
Owner (APPLICANT) TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TA TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION CORPORATION JAPAN 1, Toyota-cho, Toyota-shi Aichi-ken JAPAN 471-8571
The Supreme Court sided with Booking.com on Tuesday, green-lighting the booking accommodations website to trademark the generic term associated with their domain name.
情報源: Booking.com wins key trademark case at the Supreme Court – CNNPolitics
On 30th June 2020 Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in United StatesPpatent and Trademark Office et al. v. Booking.comdealt with the issue of whether the combination of generic terms is also generic for the purpose of trademark registration. SCOTUS by an overwhelming majority (8 judges) held otherwise i.e. such combination is not generic in nature. The sole dissenting opinion was written by J Breyer who held respondent’s Trademark as generic in nature.
情報源: US Supreme Court On ‘generic.com’ Trademark: A Tale Of Missed Opportunities
特許庁は、特に20代前半の若者がコピー商品を買わないよう啓発するため、「買わない 売らない 買わせない！」をキャッチコピーに、夏（前期7月1日～）と冬（後期12月1日～）の2回 「コピー商品撲滅キャンペーン」を実施します。
情報源: コピー商品撲滅キャンペーン「コピー商品を 買わない 売らない 買わせない！」を実施します （METI/経済産業省）
IIPPF啓発WG、東南アジア地域の一般消費者向け啓発動画、1:00
商標登録insideNews: コピー商品撲滅キャンペーン「しっかり調べて Nice Judge!!」を実施します （METI/経済産業省）
To educate young people, especially those in their early 20s, not to buy counterfeit products, the Japan Patent Office has adopted the catchphrase “Do not buy, do not sell, do not let people buy!” in the summer (first half from July 1st) and winter (second half from December 2019). We will be holding a “Campaign to Eliminate Copy Products” twice from the 1st of each month.
