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Securely Protecting Trademark Abbreviations

2020年11月29日Abbreviation, Abercrombie & Fitch, acronym, Family Mart, Famima, McDonald, nicknameAbbreviation, Composite mark, Famous mark, Non-use cancellation, Similarity of markMasaki MIKAMI

Japanese is prone to abbreviate trademarks.
Occasionally, the abbreviation has no resemblance to its original name. A brand
owner should be mindful of how the public perceives and uses its trademarks in
Japan....

Coffee Trademark Battle

2020年10月4日Article 4(1)(vii), Article 4(1)(x), Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Coca Cola, Coffee bean, Emerald, Emerald Mountain, FNC, fraudulent intention, invalidation trial, JAPAN PATENT OFFICE, Japan Trademark Law, Likelihood of confusion, Non-use cancellation, similarity of markAbbreviation, Article 4(1)(vii), Article 4(1)(x), Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Cancellation trial, Composite mark, Famous mark, Invalidation trial, Likelihood of confusion, Non-use cancellation, Similarity of markMasaki MIKAMI

Colombian Coffee Federation (FNC) failed a fight for invalidation of Japanese TM Registration no. 5901554 for word mark “EMERALD” in class 30 owned by The Coca-Cola Company, one of the world’s largest beverage...

How to remove a senior registered mark in the most effective manner

2017年12月25日Non-use cancellationArticle 50, Invalidation trial, Non-use cancellation, Trademark OppositionMasaki MIKAMI

The Japan Trademark Law provides several provisions to make trademark registrations ineffective once successfully registered.

Opposition (Article 43bis)
Invalidation trial (Article 46)
Non-use cancellation...

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