By the 30th, the Japan Patent Office has decided to register farmed eel, a specialty of Lake Hamana, as a regional collective trademark, Lake Hamana Eel. The trademark is managed by the Hamanako Fish Farming Cooperative Association (Nishi Ward, Hamamatsu City), which oversees the eel farming industry in the Hamanako area (Hamamatsu, Kosai City), and can be used by local restaurants.
商標法上の刑事罰規定
Certainly, in the field of trademark infringement and prevention of counterfeiting of branded goods, criminal cases may be filed, but in most cases, trademark infringement involving similarity depends on civil proceedings. However, there is also a provision for trademark infringement, and there is nothing to be done if it moves to give excessive criminal punishment to the infringer.
American Beauty brand Hard Candy applied for a trademark on the phrase in October 2017, Virginia legal firm Excellaw, applied to trademark #MeToo. A company called Metoo, Inc. has applied to trademark “METOO” to use for computer software for mobile phone users, but a spokesman told MarketWatch the name is unrelated to the movement against sexual violence; it still plans to go forward with plans to trademark the phrase. Another company, Fuzzy Logic LLC, has trademarked lowercase #metoo for the use on “rubber
Word Mark #METOO
Goods and Services IC 045. US 100 101. G & S: Legal consultation services
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 87705568
Filing Date December 1, 2017
Current Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Owner (APPLICANT) Excellaw PLLC DBA Excellaw LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY VIRGINIA 20320 Ocean Forest Ct 20320 Ocean Forest Ct Ashburn VIRGINIA 20147
Word Mark #METOO
Goods and Services IC 014. US 002 027 028 050. G & S: Rubber or silicone wristbands in the nature of a bracelet. FIRST USE: 20171117. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20171128
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 87699756
Filing Date November 28, 2017
Current Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Owner (APPLICANT) Fuzzy Logic LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY CONNECTICUT 515 West Ave Apt PH14 Norwalk CONNECTICUT 06850
本来の＃MeTooの動向についてのレポート（Youtube）はこちら。
What The Japanese Think Of The #MeToo Movement | ASIAN BOSS、8:29
The Green Bay Packers franchise was far from a title contender this past year, finishing the 2017 NFL regular season with a 7-9 record, good for third place in the NFC North with only the Chicago Bears trailing the team.
Word Mark TITLETOWN
Goods and Services IC 044. US 100 101. G & S: medical clinic services; medical services in the fields of orthopedic care and sports medicine. FIRST USE: 20170725. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20170725
Standard Characters Claimed
Serial Number 87435675
Filing Date May 3, 2017
Current Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1B
Published for Opposition August 8, 2017
Owner (APPLICANT) Green Bay Packers, Inc. CORPORATION WISCONSIN 1265 Lombardi Avenue Green Bay WISCONSIN 54307
Opposed Trademark
Word Mark TITLETOWN, TX
Goods and Services IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment services, namely, providing temporary use of non-downloadable documentary films featuring sports teams and human interest stories made available through video streaming via the Internet. FIRST USE: 20160817. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20160817
Serial Number 87554702
Filing Date August 3, 2017
Current Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Published for Opposition December 19, 2017
Owner (APPLICANT) McClatchy U.S.A., Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE 2100 Q Street Sacramento CALIFORNIA 95816
The Global Brand Database now includes the national collections of Bahrain with over 51,600 records and of Sudan with over 23,700 records. This brings to 39 the number of national offices whose data is available in the Global Brand Database.
Since the establishment of the system in 2006, regional collective trademarks have been used for regional industrial development as the first step toward establishing a brand that will serve as a “regional banner.” The JPO has decided on “regional collective trademark mark” in response to strong requests from everyone who utilizes regional collective trademarks.
