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調査は、アフリカ、中東、南アジアで受け入れられたソーシャルメディアの証拠を示しています Spoor＆Fisher - 159 2021年9月 **による記事 [ジョン・フォスター](https://spoor.com/our-people/john-foster/)** An extensive INTA-led survey of more than two dozen jurisdictions in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia shows that social media evidence is acceptable to at least some degree in trade mark proceedings in all the countries. The Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) Subcommittee Social Media Working Group, part of the Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee, undertook the survey of committee members last year. The aim was to better understand regional perspectives on submitting evidence of trade mark use on social media for purposes of proving use, reputation, or that the mark is famous or well-known in proceedings before courts and other administrative tribunals. 地域で調査された管轄区域には、次のものが含まれていました。中東から-バーレーン、ガザ、イラン、ヨルダン、クウェート、レバノン、カタール、サウジアラビア、アラブ首長国連邦（UAE）、西岸、イエメン。アフリカから—アルジェリア、アンゴラ、エジプト、エチオピア、モーリシャス、モロッコ、ナイジェリア、オマーン、ルワンダ、南アフリカ、タンザニア（本土）、チュニジア。南アジアから—パキスタン、シンガポール、スリランカ。 調査は参加者に尋ねました： *Is the use of a trade mark on social media accepted as evidence in (a) responding to office actions; (b) trade mark opposition or trade mark administrative cancellation proceedings (before the Trademark Office); (c) trade mark enforcement or trade mark judicial cancellation proceedings; (d) all of the above.* による [調査結果](https://www.inta.org/wp-content/uploads/public-files/perspectives/2020-083121-INTA-Famous-and-Well-Known-Marks-Survey-Data.xlsx), it appears that social media evidence is at least to some degree acceptable in all the jurisdictions surveyed. In the majority of jurisdictions, respondents said such evidence is accepted in all proceedings, whether in response to office actions or before the trade mark office or courts. That said, there was wide variation in how the evidence should be submitted, how it is treated, and whether it is sufficient to prove use, establish reputation, or prove that the mark is famous or well-known. For responses to office actions, Algeria, Angola, Iran, Lebanon, Mauritius, Pakistan, and the UAE are the only surveyed jurisdictions in which social media evidence would not be accepted. In Algeria and Lebanon, no trade mark opposition or administrative cancellation proceedings are available. In Ethiopia and Iran, social media is not accepted in any proceedings, while in Angola, Ethiopia, Mauritius, and Pakistan social media evidence is not accepted in trade mark enforcement or judicial cancellation proceedings. The survey results provide valuable insight into the treatment of social media as evidence in trade mark proceedings. A series of future articles will look more in-depth at the treatment of social media evidence in the three regions and draw parallels among the jurisdictions. The analysis will consider how social media evidence can be used to prove use, establish reputation, and prove that a mark is famous or well-known, as well as the evidentiary standards or practices attached to social media evidence, and how social media metrics can be introduced as evidence in trade mark proceedings. *有名で有名な委員会の3人のメンバー—MEASA小委員会がこの記事の検証者として行動しました：Lea El Feghali（Alyafi IP、クウェート）、Hady Khawand（Saba＆Co IP、UAE）、およびSeema Mansoor（Vellani＆Vellani、パキスタン） ）。* *この記事の正確性を検証するためにあらゆる努力が払われていますが、読者は特定の懸念または関心のある事項について個別に確認することをお勧めします。* *この記事は、国際商標協会（INTA）によって最初に公開されました。*.