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.
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The spread of the new coronavirus continues, but the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has applied for trademark registration for “Tokyo Alert” on May 20, 2020 and “New Daily Life” on May 21, 2020. increase
Australia’s rugby league is using a blockchain-based app to stop counterfeit goods; a government minister has said it could help grow the national economy. This comes as Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) announced Monday it was piloting a blockchain-based app developed by the country’s patent and intellectual property office. Called Smart Trademark, the platform allows the legal owners of a trademark to link online stores and their supply chains to a government registry, so they can distinguish themselves from counterfeit websites.
The company filed trademarks in the US, Europe, and Australia.Breaking down trademark filings is never easy. Automakers can obtain one they’ll never use, but this new filing from Lexus has a good chance of seeing daylight. The luxury Japanese automaker filed trademarks in the US, Europe, and Australia, first discovered by Lexus Enthusiast, for the RZ 450e.
Word Mark RZ450E
Goods and Services IC 012.G&S: automobiles and structural parts thereof
Standard Characters Claimed
Serial Number 90099987
Filing Date August 7, 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
An administrative enforcement action is one of the ways to enforce registered trademark rights in China against infringers, especially counterfeiters. Such enforcement actions are conducted by the Administration of Market Regulation (MSA) and its local branches. After receiving a complaint of trademark infringement, an MSA officer would need to first determine whether the complained-of act should be deemed trademark infringement before he can proceed to consider the enforcement steps, such as to raid and seize infringing goods and issue a penalty decision.