Fashion brand Ralph Lauren has failed in its bid to invalidate an English polo club’s use of a logo depicting a horse-mounted polo player raising a mallet, after the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) threw out its arguments on all grounds on Friday (Dec 22).
In the complaint, the plaintiffs claim that they applied for two trademarks through LegalZoom and that the service they received constituted the practice of law. The complaint alleges that LegalZoom “trademark document specialists” who were not lawyers “provided legal advice to the plaintiffs by selecting classification and modifying the goods and services description from the template thereby applying specific law to facts.” The plaintiff recorded and transcribed those conversations with the LegalZoom employees.
The Utsunomiya District Court conducted preparatory proceedings for a lawsuit filed by the Utsunomiya Gyoza Association, which demanded that Miki Co., Ltd. stop using the trademark and pay damages of 2.2 million yen, alleging that it was illegally using the registered trademark “Utsunomiya Gyoza,” and a settlement was reached. Established.
Amazon applied for an “AmazonTube” trademark earlier this week, according to a filing found by TV Answer Man, as the company’s public feud with Google over accessing YouTube content on Amazon’s devices continues to escalate.
Word Mark AMAZONTUBE
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 87709325
Filing Date December 5, 2017
Current Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Owner (APPLICANT) Amazon Technologies, Inc. CORPORATION NEVADA ATTN: Trademarks 410 Terry Ave N Seattle WASHINGTON 98109
Goods and Services IC 009. IC 035. IC 038. IC 039. IC 041. IC 042. IC 045.
Word Mark OPENTUBE
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 87709319
Filing Date December 5, 2017
Current Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Owner (APPLICANT) Amazon Technologies, Inc. CORPORATION NEVADA ATTN: Trademarks 410 Terry Ave N Seattle WASHINGTON 98109
Goods and Services IC 009. IC 035. IC 038. IC 039. IC 041. IC 042. IC 045.