Malawi Joins the Madrid SystemSeptember 25, 2018On September 25, 2018, the Government of Malawi deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol with WIPO’s Director General, making Malawi the 102nd member of the Madrid System, which now covers 118 countries. The Protocol will enter into force for Malawi on December 25, 2018.
情報源: Malawi Joins the Madrid System
アフリカ東部内陸部に位置するマラウイは、マドリッド制度に加入します。マドプロでの利用可能日は、2018年12月25日に予定されています。
Handbag maker Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. is nearing an agreement to buy Gianni Versace SpA after the Italian fashion house known for its baroque designs drew interest from several suitors, people familiar with the plans said.
情報源: Michael Kors Is Close to Buying Versace for $2 Billion – Bloomberg
Why Michael Kors Is On The Verge Of Buying Versace | TIME, 1:04
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Set to come into effect next year, the legislative changes to the Trade-marks Act will bring Canada in line with international treaties and make trademark applications faster. But the changes will likely cause uncertainty for trademark lawyers, and the removal of the use requirement may open up the trademarks register to a flood of speculation.
情報源: Trademark update | Canadian Lawyer Mag
What began as a mostly trivial story about two NFL players sharing the same nickname — and last name — turned ugly for Dolphins rookie Minkah Fitzpatrick. After he and his family were badgered on Twitter for filing a trademark on FitzMagic, a moniker also used by Buccaneers backup quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, Minkah decided it was an unnecessary headache.
情報源: FitzMagic trademark: Minkah Fitzpatrick tells Ryan Fitzpatrick take it
[コメント]NFLマイアミ・ドルフィンズのセーフティ、ミンカー・フィッツパトリックが”フィッツマジック”について商標出願したとのニュースで、タンパベイ・バッカニアーズのクオーターバックも（ライアン）フィッツパトリックで、彼が元祖”フィッツマジック”の権利者であると主張する人々から叩かれているという記事です。
Following the notification on the official fees increase, which was published by Venezuela’s Autonomous Service of Intellectual Property (SAPI) on February 22, 2018, the new amounts of general fees were finally established on August 21, 2018. These new amounts are considered to be applicable from February 22, 2018, despite the fact that payment of all official fees for foreigners continues to remain suspended, as of the beginning of February 2018. This suspension is a temporary measure until the SAPI stipul
情報源: Official fees increase in Venezuela
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地域独自の生産方法で品質を保っている農産物などの名称を知的財産として国が保護する制度「地理的表示」（ＧＩ）に串間市のヤマダイかんしょが登録された。県内のＧＩ登録は宮崎牛に次いで２例目。
情報源: 宮崎）ヤマダイかんしょ、ＧＩ登録へ 県内では２例目：朝日新聞デジタル
