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.
大阪府立大(堺市)と市立大(大阪市)が統合する「大阪公立大」の英語表記「University of Osaka」をめぐり、大阪大(Osaka University、大阪府吹田市)が混同されると再考を求めている問題で、阪大は6日、公立大の英語表記の商標登録を審査中の特許庁に、近く商標法上の登録要件を欠くと情報提供をすることを検討していると明らかにした。
[コメント] ”University of Osaka”であれば、これは”the University of Osaka”の冠詞がないだけの表記ですが、これは大阪という地区を代表する大学という意味になります。シカゴにはノーベル賞受賞者を多く輩出するUniversity of Chicagoがあります。東京大学もthe University of Tokyoであって、Tokyo Universityではない表記を使用しています。英米人の感覚では、the University of Osakaの方がOsaka Universityよりも格上な感じを与えると思います。旧帝大系の阪大からの異議ありも理由がない訳ではないところでしょう。ちなみに旧帝大系で英語表記をUniversity of 地域名としているのは東京大学だけです。
As of 10 August 2020, the Department of Intellectual Property under the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (DIP-LA) has joined TMclass with goods and services in both Lao and English.
NEW YORK – Rakuten Medical, a cancer therapy developer, has escalated a trademark dispute by suing Illumina in US federal court. According to a complaint filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Northern California, Rakuten Medical seeks a declaration that its Illuminox platform will not infringe Illumina’s trademarks. Filings submitted by Illumina to the US Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) show that the sequencing firm has asked the agency to reject Rakuten Medical’s application for the Illuminox trademark.Rakuten Medical has also asked the court to award it attorneys’ fees associated with the suit.
Opposition (Illuminox v. Illumina)
Number: 91254560 Filing Date: 03/03/2020
Status: Pending Status Date: 03/10/2020
General Contact Number: 571-272-8500
As of 03 August 2020, the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) is part of TMclass and DesignClass. URSB will now use and accept the list of terms from the harmonised database of goods and services (HDB) in TMclass as well as the list of terms from the harmonised database of product indications (HDBPI) in DesignClass.
It’s no secret that Germany is home to some of the world’s most valuable brands. Indeed, Mercedes Benz, BMW and SAP (just to name a few) are all ranked in the top 20 of Interbrands’ 2019 Best Global Brands list. Germany is also an important market for brand owners throughout the world.