Velcro Brand hook-and-loop fasteners aims to avoid the generic fate of former brands “videotape” and “cellophane” by re-engaging its funny singing lawyers.
Nikon has filed a trademark application in the European Union for the word “Noct.” With the company’s full-frame mirrorless camera around the corner, it seems likely this new trademark filing may be related to the new camera system.
Mark Noct
Filing number 017902239
Organisation Kabushiki Kaisha Nikon trading as Nikon Corporation
Date of receipt 18/05/2018
Type Word
Nice classes 9 ( Nice Classification )
Filing date 18/05/2018
Filing language English
Second language Italian
Application reference T048510/EM/09/KAE/PNP/sl
G&S Cameras; digital cameras; cameras with interchangeable lenses; digital cameras with interchangeable lenses; lenses for cameras; lenses for digital cameras; interchangeable lenses for cameras; mount adapters for lenses; camera mounts; lens mounts; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods.
Shogoin Yatsuhashi Sohonten (Shogoin Sanno-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City) declared that the year it was founded in 1689 was a lie, and rival company Izutsu Yatsuhashi Honpo (Shijo Aguru, Kawabata-dori, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City) announced on the 4th. A lawsuit was filed with the Kyoto District Court seeking an injunction on the contents of the publication.
The “Odawara Kamaboko Cooperative” in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, which holds the regional collective trademark for “Odawara Kamaboko”, was accused of using the trademark without permission by “Sato Osamu Shoten”, a kamaboko manufacturer in Minamiashigara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. A settlement was reached at the Intellectual Property High Court in a lawsuit seeking an injunction against a vendor to stop selling its products.
A longstanding sneaker dispute is finally being brought to a close. On Wednesday, Adidas and Skechers USA Inc. settled a lawsuit first brought by the German brand in September 2015, alleging that Skechers unlawfully infringed on several of its trademarks.