Say No to Kim Kardashian's "KIMONO" #KimOhNo

Say No to Kim Kardashian's "KIMONO" #KimOhNo

Started
June 27, 2019
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USPTO and
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Why this petition matters

Started by Sono FUKUNISHI

Petition in Japanese

Petition in French

Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) filed trademarks for "Kimono Body", "Kimono Intimates" and "Kimono World". She has trademarked a word of huge cultural significance in Japanese culture.

As a Japanese, I wear Kimono everyday here in Paris, the city of Fashion.

I apreciate the fact people appreciate the beauty of it.

I do not wish to share the word with an underwear brand. "Kimono" means "clothing" in Japanese.

This is our culture, and I would like to show how many of us do not appreciate this!

Please sign the petition and together, we will take action to change this horrible cultural disrespect.

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*2019/06/28 
Petitions started in Japanese and French

*2019/06/30 
Added USPTO as the decision maker.

*2019/07/02
 Kim Kardashian announced to change the name.
The petition closed, the front photo replaced.

*2019/07/02
The petition sent to USPTO & the Attorney of Kimono Intimates, Inc.

*2019/07/11


No answer the Attorney of Kimono Intimates, Inc.
The registration stay « on going »

I re-open this case, in order to:

1. ask Kim Kardashian West to abandon "Kimono" related trademark registrations or use of the word « kimono »

2. make The USPTO recognizes "Kimono" as a symbol of Japan in order to avoid any further registration.

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Decision Makers

  • USPTO
  • Steven J. SolomonAttorney/Correspondence Kimono Intimates, Inc