|
[ News ] [ MMA Training ] [ MMA Belt Ranks ] [ Fighters ] [ Fighter Management ]
Mixed Martial Arts News
Established1998
|
Pancrase
USA Affiliate - Jacksonville, NC
Black Belt James Wright
ALEXANDRU
MONTANO
Pancrase Japan |
|
PANCRASE MMA USA
- World Super Fights
Since 1998
Official Sanctioning Body for PANCRASE in the Americas
Headquarters Denver Colorado
MMA Training - Fighter Management - Event Sanctioning - Promotions
Contact: sportmasters@msn.com,
303-913-4637
|
|
Pancrase USA MMA
YouTube Channel |
PANCRASE
WORLD NEWS -
Unauthorized Use
of Pancrase Brand and
Trademarks
Sunday
Jan. 10, 2021
PANCRASE CO., LTD
(JPN)
https://www.pancrase.co.jp/rls/2021/0109.html
Pancrase Corporate
Headquarters in Japan Issues Statement Concerning
Name And Trademark Infringement
(translated from
Japanese)
About the use of
Pancrase trademark by a third party.
Recently, it has been confirmed that a third
party illegally uses the Pancrase trademark. We
would like to report this and ask for your
attention.
On May 18, 2012, Smash Co., Ltd. (hereinafter
referred to as the "Company") made a business
transfer agreement with Pancrase Co., Ltd. as the
transferor and the Company as the transferee
(hereinafter referred to as the "Business Transfer
Agreement"). .) Has been concluded, and the business
related to the operation of the professional martial
arts "Pancrase" operated by Pancrase Co., Ltd.
(hereinafter referred to as "this business") has
been transferred, and since then, this business has
been operated. Pancrase Co., Ltd. has taken over
this business from World Pancrase Create Co., Ltd.
based on the business transfer agreement
(hereinafter referred to as the "original business
transfer agreement"). You have reassigned your
business. In addition, based on this business
transfer agreement, the Company has also transferred
all trademark rights including the logo related to
Pancrase, but in the original business transfer
agreement, the trademark rights to be transferred
are not limited to Japan. It is clearly stated that
the trademark right has been acquired overseas,
including the United States. Therefore, the Company
has acquired the trademark rights of Pancrase in
Japan and overseas owned by World Pancrase Create
Co., Ltd. effectively and properly through Pancrase
Co., Ltd.
Recently, a US company (hereinafter referred
to as the "US Company") has received a trademark
registration in the United States, mainly in the
United States, using the Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling
and other Pancrase names and the Pancrase logo. I
gave a false explanation that I was, and I got
information that I was touting myself as if I was a
legitimate right holder of the Pancrase brand,
creating and distributing documentary films and
planning various events. .. However, the US Company
applied for trademark registration when the
trademark registration related to Pancrase had
temporarily expired due to procedural reasons, and
the US Company applied for Pancrase in the United
States before the Company. There is no record of use
of related trademarks, and trademark rights in the
United States are not recognized in preference to
the Company. In addition, although it is stated on
Facebook etc. that the US company has registered the
logo with the US Patent and Trademark Office, it is
only at the stage of application and examination,
which is not the case.
We have determined that the U.S. Company has
seriously infringed our rights and are preparing to
take legal action against the company and its
affiliates, as well as our Pancrase in the United
States. We are in the process of registering a brand
trademark in our name.
Please note that if you are not aware of the
above circumstances and are involved in the US
company by mistaking it as the legitimate right
holder of the Pancrase brand, you may inconvenience
yourself.
Regarding unauthorized use of Pancrase brand
Smash Co. Ltd. of Japan (“Smash”), operator
of Pancrase, would like to share with you certain
information we have obtained with regard to the
unauthorized use of our Pancrase brand by a third
party.
We have obtained information that a certain
US company (“the Company”) is preparing a project in
which production and distribution of Pancrase
documentary films and hosting of events under the
name of Pancrase are under way mainly in the US. The
Company has been using Pancrase trademark “Pancrase
Hybrid Wrestling” and Pancrase logo and making
itself out as the rightful owner of the Pancrase
brand with the logo registered with the authorities.
However, the Company just made a trademark
application while the trademark registration,
temporarily expired due to procedural reasons The
Company has no record of use of the Pancrase
trademark preceding our use. We believe that the
Company's trademark registration application does
not prevail over ours.The Company's statement in its
Facebook or others that the Pancrase logo is
registered with the United States Patent and
Trademark Office in its name is anything but the
case; the trademark application is still under
evaluation.
Smash entered into a certain business
transfer agreement dated May 18, 2012 with Pancrase
KK (the “Business Transfer Agreement”) by which the
“Pancrase business” was transferred from Pancrase KK
to Smash, and Smash has since been operating the
Pancrase business. Prior To that, Pancrase KK had
obtained the Pancrase business from World Pancrase
Create under a certain business transfer agreement
(the “Initial Business Transfer Agreement”). Smash
has obtained all of the trademark rights relating to
the Pancrase business under the Business Transfer
Agreement. Under the Initial Transfer Business
Agreement, the transferred trademarks were expressly
referred to as those obtained in foreign countries
including the US as well as in Japan and,
hence,Smash has duly and effectively obtained all of
the Pancrase trademarks which World Pancrase Created
held in Japan and those foreign countries via
Pancrase KK.
We are in the process of applying for
trademark registration in Smash's name in the US.
Smash has determined that significant infringement
of its rights has been committed by the Company and
is preparing to institute legal proceedings against
the Company and its related parties.
Let me take the liberty of advising that
caution should be taken against any risks which may
arise from being unknowingly involved in the
Company's project based on the misunderstanding that
it is the rightful owner of the Pancrase brand.
|
PANCRASE
MMA News
- Hill Brothers Join Pancrase
Thursday
October 03, 2019
Pancrase
Newswire
Denver,
Broomfield, CO
Pancrase USA welcomes
Professors Ron and James Hill of SUDA International
Training Center in Plainfield, Illinois. The
Hill brothers have more the seventy years combined
experience in several martial arts and hold many
blackbelt degrees including 4th dan ranking in
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under our own Pancrase
Grandmaster Ricardo Murgel.
Here is a sampling of their many accomplishments:
Sport USA National team
coaches
(PANKRATION, GRAPPLING in 2009, HAND TO HAND
FIGHTING HSIF, COMBAT SAMBO, SAMBO, JJIF
JIU-JITSU/JU-JITSU, LETHWEI
22 Time USA National Team coaches
HEADS OF PANKRATION USA/USASA UNDER UNITED WORLD
WRESTLING
HEAD OF PAN-AMERICAN PANKRATION UNDER UNITED WORLD
WRESTLING
World Champion 1ST PLACE OVERALL coaches (PANKRATION)
UWW/FILA2009
TEAM 3RD PLACE OVERALL 2010 World UWW/FILA
PANKRATION
2010 1ST WORLD COMBAT GAMES COACHES PANKRATION
2011 HSIF HAND TO HAND
3RD PLACE TEAM OVERALL COACHES
2012 USA SAMBO
3RD PLACE TEAM OVERALL
PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Prof. RON HILL
7TH DAN PANKRATION (WPDR)
7TH DAN KENSHINKAN FSA
4TH DEGREE BJJ (UNION)
and others
Prof. JAMES HILL
6TH DAN PANKRATION (WPDR)
6TH DAN KENSHINKAN FSA
4TH DEGREE BJJ (UNION)
SUDA International Training
Center
13731 S. ROUTE 30 STE 109,
PLAINFIELD. IL
|
PANCRASE MMA NEWS
- Ricardo Murgel Receives 9th Degree BJJ Red Belt
Sunday
September 01, 2019
Pancrase
Newswire
Denver,
Broomfield, CO
Grand Master
Alvaro Barreto
(left) promoting Ricardo Murgel (right)
Congratulations to Ricardo
Murgel (highest ranking practitioner of Pancrase
Mixed Martial Arts) for his recent promotion to
GRAND MASTER - 9th degree Red Belt of
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
This highest of honors is only
bestowed upon a few extraordinary individuals and
reflects a life-time of devotion to the knowledge,
practice, teaching and betterment of the martial
arts.
In recognition of a true
living legend who deserved this award many years
ago.
Will Hendricks - Pancrase USA
|
PANCRASE NEWS -
Professor James Wright Hosts Fundraiser
Tuesday
February 19, 2019
Pancrase
Newswire
Denver,
Broomfield, CO
By Prof. Jerry Roeder
Pancrase Prof. Jim Wright (Martial
Arts And More) recently hosted a
fundraiser for UFC vet Justin Wren's Fight for the
Forgotten. Professor Wright has raised thousands of
dollars to help Wren bring land and clean drinking
water to the Pygmies.
|
PANCRASE
NEWS - CXMMA International LLC/Pancrase Black Belt
Promotion
Tuesday
December 25, 2018
Pancrase
Newswire
Denver,
Broomfield, CO
By: Prof. E. Watson
CXMMA would like to
Congratulate Pro MMA Fighter Ryan Sutton on
His promotion to Pancrase Black Belt to be effective
as of 12 Dec 2018. Here are some of his
Accomplishments that made it easy for us to award
him his black belt.
Wrestling: High school Greco All American and
nationally ranked from Sophomore to Senior year.
Over 100 Varsity wins and won every tournament under
the sun
College: NJCAA All American
(ranked only below Jon Jones- even tho he became
academically ineligible for nationals)
NCAA Division 1 starter
NAIA All American
3x USA University Greco All American
MMA: every professional win by submission.
2 x Revgear submission of the night winner
Undefeated in submission grappling matches
with wins over Strikeforce, Belllator, and UFC
veterans/active competitors
|
PANCRASE
NEWS - Pancrase Black Belt Enrique Watson and his
team are tearing up the tournament competition!
Tuesday
December 25, 2018
Pancrase
Newswire
Denver,
Broomfield, CO
Professor
Enrique Watson reports:
"Today
our team went to do battle as a team and came home
with everything but the kitchen sink!, I am so proud
of all our teammates, our kids took second as kidsteam
over all, an we took 1st place for the second year
in a row as Academy Gi and No Gi, all of our
teammates made podium and I was able to secure all 4
Gold medals in the adult Gi weight division, and
Open, and the Adult No Gi weight and Open division,.
This was a special win as this is my last
competition as the head coach as CXBJJ Iwakuni
Japan. I Pass the Helm to Proffesor Shinji
Morito as the new CXBJJ Iwakuni Head Instructor.
I want to thank all of our CXMMA family from MO to
NC to Japan, our team will continue to lead the way
for years to come! Osss and Semper Fidelis."
|
|
