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American Intellectual Property Law Association

AIPLA Expectations for TM5

AIPLA IP Practice in Japan Committee

April 2013_____

Materials Prepared by

David W. HillFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett &

Dunner. LLP

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TM5 Project Overview

• Review of TM5 Projects– ID Project (USPTO) – Common Statistical Indicators (OHIM) – Common Status Descriptors (USPTO) – Bad Faith Project (JPO) – Image (Design) Search (JPO) – Taxonomy and Euroclass (OHIM) – User Friendly Access to TM Information (OHIM) – TM5 Website Project (KIPO)

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ID Project Goal

• Purpose of project is to develop identification of goods and services acceptable in participating offices

• Currently 13000 IDs• 5 other countries providing IDs:  Philippines, Canada,

Mexico, Russian Federation, Singapore• AIPLA – Hope to move the world toward more specific IDs

required by US practice• The harmonized ID list will be on the TM5 website

(expected March 2013)• IDs included on the list are acceptable in the TM5 offices

(U.S., OHIM, JPO, KIPO, SAIC) but not necessarily in the other offices 

   

 

 

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Common Statistical Indicators (OHIM)

• Offices are exchanging data• Developing list of common statistical indicators

(i.e., pendency, productivity, etc.)• AIPLA will consider suggesting specific indicators

desired for inclusion in project

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Common Status Descriptors (USPTO

• This project would develop a list for use by the offices of common status descriptors

• May include a glossary or definitions of descriptors• May include the use of Icons• AIPLA is reviewing this project

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Bad Faith Project (JPO)

• Goal is to establish legal structure and common approach to what constitutes a bad faith trademark filing

• AIPLA hopes project will address what constitutes a bad faith filing

• Topic of discussion at next TM5 meeting in Tokyo• AIPLA willing to help with development of White

Paper on Bad Faith discussing participating offices’ practices and cases

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Image (Design) Search (JPO)

• Project seeks to address how to search design marks well

• Mainly a technological issue• JPO currently identifying the technical issues

germane to searching images (design)• May also use Vienna Classification system• OHIM may be preparing to launch a site for image

search• AIPLA supports improving ability to accurately

search design marks

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 Taxonomy and Euroclass (OHIM)

• Euroclass is OHIM’s identification database• Taxonomy sets out ID manual in harmonized

fashion• Taxonomy might be used in the U.S. to indicate the

minimum level of specificity required for an identification

• Trilateral ID list could be a comparative source• AIPLA is studying this issue

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User Friendly Access to TM Information (OHIM)

• This involves OHIM’s TM View database• The idea is for participating offices to integrate

their TM Data into TM View• U.S. users may have reservations regarding the

use of TM View• May provide, at best, a knockout search

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TM5 Website Project (KIPO)

• KIPO anticipates website March 2013• AIPLA hopes the website will provide current

information about TM5 projects, meetings, publications, etc.

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Thank you for your attention!

David W. HillFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett &

Dunner, LLP Washington, DC

david.hill@finnegan.com