瀚客商标服务:“discoveruw men’s underwear及图”商标撤销复审案

 一、基本案情 北京君策九州科技有限公司(即本案被申请人)以无正当理由连续三年不使用为由,于2015年12月15日对福莱服饰有限公司(即本案申请人)注册的第8815851号“discoveruw men’s underwear及图”商标(以下称复审商标)向商标局提出撤销申请,请求撤销复审商标在第25类“内衣、防汗内衣、内裤、鞋、帽、袜”等全部核定商品上的注册。商标局经审查认为申请人提供的商标使用证据无效,复审商标予以撤销。申请人不服,依法向商标评审委员会提出复审。  二、决定结果 商标评审委员会经审理认为,复审商标被许可使用人温州探索进出口有限公司于2012年12月15日-2015年12月14日期间内对复审商标于中国在“男士内裤”商品上已实际投入生产经营,虽然该行为系贴牌加工,商品未在中国大陆市场流通,但是,该实际生产经营行为仍发生在中国大陆地区,这种行为实质上是在积极使用商标,符合修改前《商标法》第四十四条第(四)项注册商标连续三年停止使用撤销规定旨在鼓励和促使商标权人使用商标,避免商标资源闲置、浪费,保障商标制度良好运转的立法目的。故对复审商标在与“男士内裤”相同或类似的“内衣、防汗内衣、内裤”商品上的注册予以维持,在其余商品上的注册予以撤销。   三、典型意义        本案的焦点问题是贴牌加工的生产行为是否属于商标法所称商标的“使用”。商标评审委员会认为,注册商标连续三年停止使用撤销制度的立法目的旨在鼓励和促使商标权人使用商标,避免商标资源闲置、浪费,保障商标制度良好运转。就贴牌加工问题而言,虽然贴牌加工的商品并未在中国大陆市场流通,但是商品的生产加工行为发生在中国大陆,生产者将商标附着于商品的行为具有使之区分商品来源的真实意图。这种行为本身是对商标进行积极使用的体现,对这种行为持鼓励态度符合上述立法目的。反之,若不认定此类使用行为的效力而撤销商标注册,则易使生产者的正常经营活动因对外贸易、海关政策而受阻,不利于社会生产秩序的稳定,也不利于商标注册制度的有序运转。故本案中,商标评审委员会认为申请人提交的使用证据有效,复审商标在相应商品及类似商品上予以维持注册。         复审商标:

98-year-old grandma goes viral for her love of cola…

a 98-year-old grandma who is really fond of mealtime has become an online celebrity in less than a year, after a series of short videos of her eating were uploaded online by her granddaughter. grandma foodie the granny lives in huili ancient town in chengdu, southwest china’s sichuan province, with her granddaughter, surnamed cai.   though advanced in years, she does not restrict herself to a healthy and balanced diet. she eats whatever she wants, and prefers food with spicy flavor. hamburgers, hot pot, ice cream, desserts and all kinds of meat and animal organs appear in her daily eating clips.   a local specialty — chuanchuan, vegetables and meat skewers served in hot and spicy broth — is granny’s favorite. and she drinks coca-cola and alcohol every day. celebrity to date, cai has posted 71 short videos about her grandmother and received over 4 million likes on douyin. a number of citizens even take her as a role model, and one left a comment saying, “i would like to be a cute old lady in the future.” in the video, cai often persuades her granny to have a healthy diet, not to eat too much spicy or sweet food or drink too many beverages. however, her grandmother’s retorts and persistence make the video even funnier.   “it does not matter to me if i eat sweet snacks before meals. i am old enough,” she told her granddaughter once, after cai tried to stop her having sweet snacks before a meal.   both speak local dialect in the videos, also to the amusement of viewers.   besides the eating videos, cai also recorded some interesting anecdotes from her granny, such as fighting for remote control with her 5-year-old great-granddaughter and discussing what to eat after installing new dentures on an operating table.   the grandmother is super confident about herself. she agreed with fans’ praise of her appearance and replied “of course i can. i’m fearless” when she heard someone was going to invite her to be in a movie.   “my granny once said keeping a good attitude is the key to longevity. she has not been angry for long time and has a carefree mood,” cai said. life attitude “grandma’s videos spread a good life attitude,” she said.  needless to say, grandma foodie has become such an internet celebrity that netizens have taken to calling her “grandma.”  weibo users commented: “she’s so cute.” “this is a good attitude. you can definitely live a long life without thinking about it.” “it’s time to eat and drink! what else is left to do at this age?” “spicy food can help with longevity!” “i hope each of us can do what we like when we grow old.”