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Adidas told the office in a Monday filing that Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Inc's yellow-stripe design would create confusion with its own famous three-stripe mark.

Sneaker giant Adidas AG has asked the US Trademark Office to reject an application for a Black Lives Matter trademark featuring three parallel stripes, arguing it could mislead the public.

Adidas told the office in a Monday filing that Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Inc's yellow-stripe design would create confusion with its own famous three-stripe mark. It sought to block the group's application to use the design on goods that the German sportswear maker also sells, such as shirts, hats and bags.

Adidas declined to comment on the filing. Representatives for the Black Lives Matter group did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.

Adidas said in the filing that it has been using its logo since as early as 1952 and that it has acquired "international fame and tremendous public recognition."

Adidas has filed over 90 lawsuits and signed more than 200 settlement agreements related to the three-stripe trademark since 2008, according to court documents from a lawsuit the company brought against designer Thom Browne's fashion house.

https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/adidas-says-black-lives-matter-design-violates-three-stripe-trademark-2352759-2023-03-29

INDIA TODAY - Mar 29, 2023

Adidas says Black Lives Matter design violates three-stripe trademark Adidas told the office in a Monday filing that Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Inc's yellow-stripe design would create confusion with its own famous three-stripe mark.

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The DB12 is expected to be revealed this year as a refreshed version of the DB11, which has been on sale since 2017.
We expected the DB12 to retain the twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8, but it may gain a 48-volt hybrid system.
Aston Martin's aging sports-car lineup is due for a major overhaul, and a new trademark filing—first reported by CarBuzz—suggests that this update will usher in a new nameplate. The British automaker has filed for the name DB12 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which will presumably be applied to a heavily refreshed version of the DB11 expected to make its debut later this year.

Last year, Aston Martin chairman Lawrence Stroll said that all of the company's sports cars—the Vantage, DB11, and DBS—would be overhauled in 2023. Stroll revealed that the changes would be so drastic that they would essentially be "all-new cars," and the new trademark seems to confirm that. This would be the first time since the DB6 went out of production in 1970 that one of Aston Martin's DB series of sports cars would bear an even-numbered badge.

Along with revised styling, the update is expected to bring a more modern infotainment system that will scrap the touchpad setup and be better differentiated from the Mercedes-Benz system on which it is based. The DB12 will likely retain the twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8—also borrowed from Mercedes—although it could gain a 48-volt hybrid setup like in the Mercedes-AMG GLS63. It's unclear if the V-12 will live on in the DB12. More details should arrive later this year.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a43400060/aston-martin-db11-facelift-db12-trademark/

CAR AND DRIVER - MAR 23, 2023

Aston Martin DB11 Facelift Will Be Called DB12, Trademark Application Suggests The updated sports car should get a new infotainment system, sharper styling, and upgraded engines along with the rumored name change.

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BlackBerry Ltd (BB.TO) said on Tuesday it would sell patents, primarily related to its mobile devices, for up to $900 million after the Canadian software company scrapped an earlier deal with Catapult IP Innovations Inc.

Malikie Innovations Ltd will buy the patents and pay $170 million in cash on deal closing, and another $30 million three years later. BlackBerry will also get annual cash royalties from the profits generated from the patents, relating to its messaging and wireless networking among others.

Malikie is a newly formed unit of intellectual property monetization firm Key Patent Innovations Ltd.

Blackberry said last year it was exploring other options to sell its patents as the planned deal with Catapult IP Innovations Inc was taking longer than usual to close, leading to a loss in exclusivity.

"Catapult was unable to secure financing that would have enabled it to complete the previously announced transaction on amended terms that were acceptable to BlackBerry," the Canadian company said in a statement.

Once known for its phones with a tiny QWERTY physical keyboard and the BBM instant messaging service, BlackBerry's core businesses today are cybersecurity and software used by automakers.

Last year, the company pulled the plug on service for its smartphones, a culmination of years of market share loss to Apple's iPhones and rival Android devices.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/blackberry-signs-up-900-mln-patent-deal-after-sale-catapult-collapses-2023-03-21/

REUTERS - March 21, 2023

BlackBerry signs up to $900 million patent deal after sale to Catapult collapses BlackBerry Ltd said on Tuesday it would sell patents, primarily related to its mobile devices, for up to $900 million after the Canadian software company scrapped an earlier deal with Catapult IP Innovations Inc.

Kawasaki applies for hydrogen motorcycle name trademark.

Kawasaki has filed for trademarks on a name and logo for its hydrogen motorcycle project, and has become involved in a hydrogen infrastructure project.

Kawasaki has announced confirmations of its commitment to hydrogen as a fuel for motorcycles, and has named its project centred around the element.

As we have seen with other manufacturers and their hydrogen ambitions – such as Honda, for example – Kawasaki’s own hydrogen plans concern infrastructure and production (or, extraction) of hydrogen as well as projects for its actual use.

Kawasaki’s hydrogen infrastructure plans involve the Green Innovation Fund Project, “Large-scale Hydrogen Supply Chain Establishment” (NEDO). Part of this involves a demonstration of the possibility of commercialising the supply chain of hydrogen, which is being worked on by the Japanese companies, Eneos, Japan Suiso Energy (JSE) and Iwatani.

The relevance to Kawasaki in this project comes in the form of the Kawasaki Coastal Area in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa, which will be used as a “hydrogen receiving site” for hydrogen exported from Victoria, Australia.

To summarise the project, in addition to its demonstration of the commercialisation potential of liquefied hydrogen and a supply chain for it, it is looking to develop the technology required to do so, with the final aim being to establish an international supply chain of liquefied hydrogen.

In addition to its industrial projects, Kawasaki has also filed patents for naming of its hydrogen motorcycle project, as reported by BikeSocial.

The name the Akashi brand is wanting to give to its hydrogen motorcycle project is “HySE”, the trademark for which has been applied for by Kawasaki Motors in addition to a logo which features a water droplet shape and two circles, which are obviously supposed to be wheels.

Importantly, the trademark application, according to BikeSocial, specifies that the trademarks will apply to non-electric vehicles, meaning Kawasaki is pursuing hydrogen combustion, instead of hydrogen fuel cells.

Last year, Kawasaki revealed renders of a large-capacity motorcycle that would use hydrogen fuel, based on the current Kawasaki Ninja H2 motorcycle. It featured a kind of ‘rear fuel tank’ which housed canisters of hydrogen that would be swapped out for fresh ones when refuelling is required.

https://hydrogen-central.com/kawasaki-applies-hydrogen-motorcycle-name-trademark/

Hydrogen Central - March 13, 2023

Kawasaki Applies for Hydrogen Motorcycle Name Trademark - Hydrogen Central Kawasaki applies for hydrogen motorcycle name trademark. Kawasaki has filed for trademarks on a name and logo for its hydrogen motorcycle