特定農林水産物等の地理的表示（GI）保護制度 vol.1
On the 8th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced that Akita Prefecture’s pickles “Iburigakko”, Tokyo’s chicken “Tokyo Shamo”, and Hyogo Prefecture Sayo ”Sayo Mochi Daizu” are subject to the geographical indication (GI) protection system that protects regional agricultural, forestry and fishery products and food brands.
Scotch whisky gains more protection in South Korea
Scotch whisky has gained greater legal protection in South Korea after being granted a certification trademark. The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) said the move would help prevent the sale of fake products and ensure legal protection in South Korea after Brexit. The trademark will enhance protection currently available under the EU-South Korean free-trade agreement.
Bosnia and Herzegovina to use the list of terms from the harmonised database in TMclassAs of 6 May 2019 the Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina (IIP-BIH) will use the list of goods and services from the harmonised database (HDB) in TMclass in Bosnian language
Last week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published an Examination Guide to provide further clarity for how they assess the legitimacy of trademarks for cannabis products. For the uninitiated, the 2018 Farm Bill, which President Trump signed into law on December 20, 2018, removed hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) from the Controlled Substances Act. In order to register a trademark in the United States, the mark must be used in a lawful setting, meaning that the USPTO does not register trademarks for products that violate federal law- even if it is legal under state law.
United States Patent and Trademark Office shows Facebook recently acquired the trademark ‘Libra.’ The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that the code word for Facebook’s stablecoin project is Libra. Thursday evening, The Wall Street Journal dropped a bombshell report about the social media company’s efforts in blockchain, specifically that it is working on a building a full payments network and is in discussions with payment networks Visa and Mastercard to support it. At the center of its efforts is a stable coin, dubbed Libra, according to the report.
A source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Block that Facebook’s crypto project’s code and product name is Libra, and that the firm is recruiting financial firms to support the effort. It appears there’s hard evidence to suggest Facebook has acquired the trademark for the name ‘Libra’ for the project, as per a document from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The previous trademark holder is a cryptocurrency tax company that recently changed its name to Lukka.
The NFL has filed for a trademark that could hint at a very interesting throwback for the Minnesota Vikings. This wouldn’t come without a bit of controversy, though.
