“Miyagi Salmon” is a premium brand of raw coho salmon that is fed rice produced in Miyagi Prefecture and is treated to maintain freshness when landed, using techniques called “ikejime” and “shinkeijime.” In May last year, it was registered as the first Miyagi Prefecture product under the national Geographical Indication Protection System (GI), which protects local agricultural, forestry and fishery products as brands.
Canada: Long Time Coming: New Trademarks Act Coming Into Force June 2019 Last Updated: November 26 2018 Article by Michelle Nelles and Kevin TuohyTorys LLP Nearly five years after receiving royal assent, amendments to the Trademarks Act will come into force on June 17, 2019. The federal government made the announcement through publishing the new Trademark Regulations in the Canada Gazette II on November 14.1
Puma trademark registration could point to badge for Ford’s Baby Bronco. FORD appears to be preparing to resurrect the Puma badge, lodging a fresh global trademark application under that name for a future model that conceivably could be the upcoming compact SUV dubbed – in the absence of any official name – the Baby Bronco.
As of 12 November 2018, the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) will use the list of goods and services from the harmonised database (HDB) in TMclass and IMPI’s online tool ClasNiza.