Use extreme caution if buying registered trademarks from online auctions通过网络拍卖购买注册商标,请格外注意 Internet trademark auctions are virtual marketplaces where people attempt to sell registered trademarks from around the world. Many of these auction websites attempt to sell U.S. trademark registrations. While some of these marketplaces may be legitimate, some are known to sell invalid registrations. The USPTO is not affiliated in any way with online auctions.互联网商标拍卖为人们售卖世界各地的已注册商标提供了虚拟市场。许多拍卖网站试图出售美国注册商标,尽管有些网站可能是合法的,但也不乏有些会售卖无效注册商标。USPTO声明与这些在线拍卖没有任何关联。 A registration can be invalid for many reasons. If you buy an invalid registration, you have likely not acquired any actual rights to the trademark.注册商标可能由于多种原因而无效。如果您购买到的是无效商标,则可能无法获得该商标的任何实际权利。 A trademark cannot be transferred without the goodwill associated with its use没有使用相关的商誉,商标不能进行转让 The value of a trademark relates to the goodwill associated with it. Goodwill is the reputation of the company and product or service that consumers associate with the trademark. A trademark registration itself has no inherent value apart from the consumer recognition associated with the trademark’s use in commerce for particular goods or services. 商标的价值与其所关联的品牌商誉有关。商誉是指消费者对与商标关联的公司、产品或提供的服务的认可度。商标注册本身没有固有价值,除非商标在指定商品或服务的商业化使用中取得消费者的认可。 A U.S. trademark registration must be sold with its associated goodwill to transfer any rights in the trademark. This requirement helps protect consumers from potential deception by ensuring that the buyer provides goods or services of similar quality and nature as the previous owner.
If you’re interested in buying a U.S. trademark registration, consider: Is there any goodwill to actually transfer and does the sale transaction actually transfer that trademark’s goodwill to me?
Consequences of buying an invalid trademark registration购买无效注册商标的后果 If you buy an invalid trademark registration, even with any goodwill, you likely will not have any protectable rights in the trademark registration. This is because the transfer does not fix an invalid registration, whether you knew about the defect or not. Here are some examples:若您购买了无效的注册商标,即使出于善意,也有可能无法享有已注册商标的任何保护。这是因为无论您是否知道交易注册商标存在的缺陷,商标的转让都不会改变商标无效的事实。以下举例说明: 1. The buyer can face proceedings that challenge the validity of the purchased trademark registration, including if the applicant (seller and original owner) filed an application and received a registration while knowingly including a falsely signed statement about either intending to use or using the trademark in commerce with the goods or services listed in the application.1. 买方可能因该注册商标购买的合法性受到质疑而面临诉讼。包括如果商标申请人(卖方和商标原所有人)在申请商标注册时,故意提交包含虚假签名的声明文件,声明打算在商业中使用或在申请中列出的商品或服务中使用该商标。 For example, the applicant only filed the application to resell the registration on an auction website and never used the trademark in commerce. You purchase the registration. Even though you were not involved in the registration process and did not know about the improper behavior, third parties can file cancellation proceedings or expungement or reexamination proceedings against the purchased registration at the USPTO or could seek to cancel it as part of a court action.例如,该商标申请人仅在拍卖网站上提交了转售注册商标的申请,也未曾在商业中实际使用过该商标,您购买了其售卖的商标,即使您没有参与商标的注册过程,也不知道其注册中是否存在不正当行为,第三方也可以向USPTO对您购买的商标提起撤销、无效或复审请求,或者通过向法院诉讼寻求撤销该注册商标。 2. The application or registration may face administrative sanctions if there is evidence it was part of a scheme to violate U.S. trademark law or USPTO rules. An administrative sanctions order can terminate any involved applications or invalidate any involved registrations.如果有证据表明,该申请或注册是违反美国商标法或USPTO 规定的,则该申请或注册可能面临行政制裁。行政制裁令可以使任何涉案的申请终止或使任何涉案的注册无效。 For example, you use a larger e-commerce platform for your small e-commerce business and need a trademark registration for the platform’s brand registry. You decide to buy a registered trademark because it’s faster than applying for one yourself. If the registration was initially obtained by fraud or violation of the USPTO’s rules, the registration may be or have been invalidated in an administrative sanctions order. If so, the registration becomes essentially unenforceable and cannot be used for brand registry enrollment.例如,您想为您的小型电子商务业务在某大型电商平台进行品牌登记,并且该平台的品牌登记中心需要提供注册商标。由于自己申请注册商标会比较慢,所以您决定采取更快的方式,即购买一个注册商标。如果交易商标最初是通过欺诈或违反USPTO的规定获得的,则该商标可能或已经在行政制裁令中被无效。如果是这样,那么该商标的注册本质上是无效的,也就不能用作电商平台的品牌注册登记。 Buyers, do your due diligence买家需做好尽职调查 Just like registering a trademark is a legal process, so is buying an already registered trademark. The USPTO recommends consulting with a trademark attorney before buying a registration on a trademark auction site. A qualified trademark attorney can help you research whether the trademark registration is valid; assess the protectability of the trademark; advise you on the conditions required for a legal transfer of the trademark, registration, and associated goodwill; and handle the necessary transactions.就如注册商标是一个法律程序一样,购买已注册商标也同样是一个法律程序。USPTO建议,在通过商标拍卖网站购买商标之前先咨询商标律师。合格的商标律师可以帮助您查明商标是否有效,评估商标权利的可保护性,以及就合法转让商标、注册及其相关商誉所需要的条件向您提供建议,并协助您处理必要的交易流程。 图片来源于网络
俄罗斯电商市场快速增长,综合平台优势大于独立站AMZ123获悉,近日,Euromonitor、EMARKETER及Yakov and Partners发布了《俄罗斯电商市场发展现状》报告。报告基于2020-2024年的数据,对俄罗斯电商市场的发展趋势、综合电商平台与独立电商的竞争格局、各品类表现、未来市场预测进行了系统分析。一、俄罗斯电商趋势1.互联网渗透率增长放缓2020至2024年,俄罗斯互联网使用率从78.1%(约9560万用户)提升至85.5%(约1.04亿用户),四年间增加7.4%(新增约790万用户)。俄罗斯的互联网渗透率增速正在逐年放缓,预计到2029年互联网渗透率将达到89%(约1.08亿用户)。
Use extreme caution if buying registered trademarks from online auctions通过网络拍卖购买注册商标,请格外注意 Internet trademark auctions are virtual marketplaces where people attempt to sell registered trademarks from around the world. Many of these auction websites attempt to sell U.S. trademark registrations. While some of these marketplaces may be legitimate, some are known to sell invalid registrations. The USPTO is not affiliated in any way with online auctions.互联网商标拍卖为人们售卖世界各地的已注册商标提供了虚拟市场。许多拍卖网站试图出售美国注册商标,尽管有些网站可能是合法的,但也不乏有些会售卖无效注册商标。USPTO声明与这些在线拍卖没有任何关联。 A registration can be invalid for many reasons. If you buy an invalid registration, you have likely not acquired any actual rights to the trademark.注册商标可能由于多种原因而无效。如果您购买到的是无效商标,则可能无法获得该商标的任何实际权利。 A trademark cannot be transferred without the goodwill associated with its use没有使用相关的商誉,商标不能进行转让 The value of a trademark relates to the goodwill associated with it. Goodwill is the reputation of the company and product or service that consumers associate with the trademark. A trademark registration itself has no inherent value apart from the consumer recognition associated with the trademark’s use in commerce for particular goods or services. 商标的价值与其所关联的品牌商誉有关。商誉是指消费者对与商标关联的公司、产品或提供的服务的认可度。商标注册本身没有固有价值,除非商标在指定商品或服务的商业化使用中取得消费者的认可。 A U.S. trademark registration must be sold with its associated goodwill to transfer any rights in the trademark. This requirement helps protect consumers from potential deception by ensuring that the buyer provides goods or services of similar quality and nature as the previous owner.
If you’re interested in buying a U.S. trademark registration, consider: Is there any goodwill to actually transfer and does the sale transaction actually transfer that trademark’s goodwill to me?
Consequences of buying an invalid trademark registration购买无效注册商标的后果 If you buy an invalid trademark registration, even with any goodwill, you likely will not have any protectable rights in the trademark registration. This is because the transfer does not fix an invalid registration, whether you knew about the defect or not. Here are some examples:若您购买了无效的注册商标,即使出于善意,也有可能无法享有已注册商标的任何保护。这是因为无论您是否知道交易注册商标存在的缺陷,商标的转让都不会改变商标无效的事实。以下举例说明: 1. The buyer can face proceedings that challenge the validity of the purchased trademark registration, including if the applicant (seller and original owner) filed an application and received a registration while knowingly including a falsely signed statement about either intending to use or using the trademark in commerce with the goods or services listed in the application.1. 买方可能因该注册商标购买的合法性受到质疑而面临诉讼。包括如果商标申请人(卖方和商标原所有人)在申请商标注册时,故意提交包含虚假签名的声明文件,声明打算在商业中使用或在申请中列出的商品或服务中使用该商标。 For example, the applicant only filed the application to resell the registration on an auction website and never used the trademark in commerce. You purchase the registration. Even though you were not involved in the registration process and did not know about the improper behavior, third parties can file cancellation proceedings or expungement or reexamination proceedings against the purchased registration at the USPTO or could seek to cancel it as part of a court action.例如,该商标申请人仅在拍卖网站上提交了转售注册商标的申请,也未曾在商业中实际使用过该商标,您购买了其售卖的商标,即使您没有参与商标的注册过程,也不知道其注册中是否存在不正当行为,第三方也可以向USPTO对您购买的商标提起撤销、无效或复审请求,或者通过向法院诉讼寻求撤销该注册商标。 2. The application or registration may face administrative sanctions if there is evidence it was part of a scheme to violate U.S. trademark law or USPTO rules. An administrative sanctions order can terminate any involved applications or invalidate any involved registrations.如果有证据表明,该申请或注册是违反美国商标法或USPTO 规定的,则该申请或注册可能面临行政制裁。行政制裁令可以使任何涉案的申请终止或使任何涉案的注册无效。 For example, you use a larger e-commerce platform for your small e-commerce business and need a trademark registration for the platform’s brand registry. You decide to buy a registered trademark because it’s faster than applying for one yourself. If the registration was initially obtained by fraud or violation of the USPTO’s rules, the registration may be or have been invalidated in an administrative sanctions order. If so, the registration becomes essentially unenforceable and cannot be used for brand registry enrollment.例如,您想为您的小型电子商务业务在某大型电商平台进行品牌登记,并且该平台的品牌登记中心需要提供注册商标。由于自己申请注册商标会比较慢,所以您决定采取更快的方式,即购买一个注册商标。如果交易商标最初是通过欺诈或违反USPTO的规定获得的,则该商标可能或已经在行政制裁令中被无效。如果是这样,那么该商标的注册本质上是无效的,也就不能用作电商平台的品牌注册登记。 Buyers, do your due diligence买家需做好尽职调查 Just like registering a trademark is a legal process, so is buying an already registered trademark. The USPTO recommends consulting with a trademark attorney before buying a registration on a trademark auction site. A qualified trademark attorney can help you research whether the trademark registration is valid; assess the protectability of the trademark; advise you on the conditions required for a legal transfer of the trademark, registration, and associated goodwill; and handle the necessary transactions.就如注册商标是一个法律程序一样,购买已注册商标也同样是一个法律程序。USPTO建议,在通过商标拍卖网站购买商标之前先咨询商标律师。合格的商标律师可以帮助您查明商标是否有效,评估商标权利的可保护性,以及就合法转让商标、注册及其相关商誉所需要的条件向您提供建议,并协助您处理必要的交易流程。 图片来源于网络