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TRADEMARKS

Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 26, 2022
The Ohio State University wins trademark for ‘The’
The Ohio State University has received a trademark for one of the most common words in the English language.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 21, 2021
Pro athletes like the ‘Greek Freak’ are going after trademark violators
Some athletes seek out trademarks to keep others from profiting off their sporting fame. For others, establishing a brand could be a way to set up a revenue stream off the court.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2021
China makes us rethink capitalism
Make no mistake: China is in many important ways a capitalist country; but Chinese capitalism is a very different animal from that practiced in the West.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2019
You can trademark whatever words you want now
The Supreme Court takes a big step toward an absolute view of free speech by allowing the registration of a "scandalous" clothing line name.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2019
U.S. Supreme Court allows foul language trademarks in F-word case
The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a long-standing U.S. ban on trademarks on "immoral" or "scandalous" words and symbols, ruling in a case involving a clothing brand with an indelicate name that the law violates constitutional free speech rights.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2019
Japan drafting guidelines to stop technology leaks from universities working with foreign firms
The government will set guidelines by the end of March next year for preventing technology leaks from universities that conduct research with foreign firms, sources close to the matter said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2018
Japan to make trademark registration of era names impossible
The government plans to set a clear rule that no trademark containing any era name can be registered.
JAPAN
May 30, 2018
Seibu Group subsidiary challenges Tokyo firm over 'Prince Hotel' trademark infringement
Seibu Group's Prince Hotels and Resorts, one of the nation's largest hotel leisure businesses, is planning to file a lawsuit against the owner of the Tabata Prince Hotel, which opened last month in Tokyo, for infringement of the trademark law.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 29, 2017
WeWork's Chinese rival nixes 'UrWork' brand in global makeover
The UrWork brand is no more. WeWork Cos.'s Chinese rival is re-naming its shared-office service Ucommune in a retool that may help it side-step potential legal hassles as it pursues global expansion.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Nov 6, 2017
Seirogan's trumpet melody is now a registered trademark
A trumpet melody used in the commercial for Taiko Pharmaceutical's Seirogan was registered as a trademark at the end of September, the first solely musical trademark to be registered in Japan.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2017
Are Trump's China trademarks a big deal?
"Trademark squatting" contributes to an atmosphere of general chaos when it comes to intellectual property in China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 29, 2016
U.S. man held for allegedly selling merchandise with Tokyo Olympics campaign logo
A U.S. citizen living in southwestern Japan has been arrested for trademark infringement through unauthorized use of a 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics logo, police said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Mar 20, 2016
Patent and copyright laws can help you win redress when wronged
A reader writes: I have a problem regarding misleading information on a home page, confusing labels and the use of my intellectual property rights on some products.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 13, 2016
'El Chapo' tried to trademark name, sought biopic, was briefly in marine's sights after Penn meeting
Before his brazen jailbreak last year, notorious drug boss Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman instructed his lawyers to trademark his name, giving Mexican authorities their first clue he wanted to make a film of his life, local media said on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2015
Japan adds Kobe beef, Yubari melons to list of protected brands
The government added Kobe beef and Yubari melons on Tuesday to a list of food items accorded government protection as regional brands to enhance their marketing and sales.
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2015
Patent office gets 470 nontraditional requests for trademarks after revision
The Japan Patent Office has received more than 470 applications under a revised system that allows sounds, colors and other nontraditional items to be registered as trademarks, officials said.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2014
The government decides 'Redskins' bothers you
Some Americans who are paying attention to the absence of Native American revulsion over the name "Washington Redskins" are not comfortable with the government saying, in effect, that if people are not offended, they should be.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2013
Keep the government out of the Redskins' name
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office should get out of the business of determining what is and isn't offensive. There is no hope of settling on a precise standard.

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