I found it on the net some weeks before. The seller is located in china. Perhaps there is a Joint Venture with JOBO?
What patents?
U.S. Patent for Tempering arrangement for containers Patent (Patent # 4,410,034 issued October 18, 1983) - Justia Patents Search
A tempering arrangement for containers, particularly for bottles with photo-developing chemicals, has a tank for accommodating a tempering bath and having an opening for inseting a container, an abutment provided in the tank and engageable with the container in an end position of the latter...patents.justia.com
There may be others, like design patent on the shape/appearance and I didn't bother looking since nobody else, except @wiltw, seems to want to do their homework.
BTW, what @beemermark describes has been true since the beginning of the U.S. Patent agency, and is stated in a lot of documentation throughout the nineteeth century when there was a huge interest/upsurgence in inventing and patenting of inventions.
The ease of "stealing" also depends on the type of patent. Design patents are much more easily "violated" than a utility patent.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,410,034, filed in 1981, expired in 2001. Has been a part of the public domain for more than two decades now.
And regarding trademark:
JOBO Trademark - Serial Number 86083716 :: Justia Trademarks
Eye glasses; Optical glasses; Sun glassestrademarks.justia.com
JOBO Trademark Application of Joseph L. Bonamassa - Serial Number 90279922 :: Justia Trademarks
Musical sound recordings; musical video recordings; downloadable musical sound recordings; downloadable video recordings featuring music; pre-recorded phonographic vinyl records, DVDs, compact discs, downloadable podcasts all featuring music, interviews, and concerts. Internet streaming of audio...trademarks.justia.com
JOBO Trademark - Serial Number 90279922 - Furm
JOBO is a trademark filed on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 in the Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Communication Services, and Education & Entertainment Services categories.alter.com
JOBO Trademark of Li,Rui. Serial Number: 88545971 :: Trademark Elite Trademarks
TrademarkElite is the U.S. #1 Trademark Search and Registration Service :: JOBO is a trademark and brand of Li,Rui, Huaian, CN. This trademark application was filed with the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) under the trademark classification: Furniture Products; The JOBO...www.trademarkelite.com
There may be patents/trademarks in other countries, but as I mentioned earlier... not searched by me...
Unless you could show me where in the OP's image you can find anyone using the JOBO trademark that you've identified above, what you posted is of little relevance, other than you're just as confused about trademarks as the OP.
It truly astounds me the number of armchair intellectual property attorneys we have here who haven't the first clue about intellectual property, whether that be patents, trademarks or copyrights.
Then teach us; correct the erroneous knowledge, as you did when you clarified the patent status in post 29. From your comment, ctied, it is not clear to whom you are refering.
Been there, done that in these parts. Nothing but a waste of time.
^-- Pot calling kettle black.
Is the seller also the manufacturer and also in located only in China? If so, and even assuming there is a case against them in Western courts for want of a better phrase, I wonder what the chances of a successful prosecution might be?
Fairly low I'd have thought
pentaxuser
Having a few patents IMHO patents are for lawyers to litigate. They are also very expensive to obtain. The companies I worked for filed the patents (in numerous countries) and beside a small pittance and a free meal I receive nothing. Which is OK by me (it was a vary good meal). Most companies files patents not to develop a product but to receive royalties in case someone else wants to spend the money to develop the actual product. There are some great stories about how a company would steal a patent filed by a small individual, make millions, and fight it in court until the patent holder died. Only one I can think of right now is the Sears Ratchet with Quick Socket release. After twenty or more years (and lots, and lots of legal fees) the patent holder prevailed only to die soon afterwards. The good news was he won in court and his heirs received a small fortune from Sears.
I'm not a patent "attorney", but as a retired barrister and solicitor, I knew enough about when to refer people to those who are.
generic replacements of probably inferior quality
This should be the first clue.
This would be a rather simple trade dress case to prove. The copycat has used the same design, the same plastic, the same color scheme, similar typeface and layout, as the JOBO tank system. Trademark law provides the remedy, if Jobo’s owners want to protect their IP.
This would be a rather simple trade dress case to prove.
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