Similarity of mark

JPO decision: TESLA is dissimilarly pronounced to Tesla

2019年4月6日Article 4(1)(xi), Japan Trademark Law, TESLA, trademark appealArticle 4(1)(xi), Refusal appeal, Similarity of goods, Similarity of mark, Trademark AppealMasaki MIKAMI

In a recent appeal decision over trademark dispute, the Appeal Board of Japan Patent Office (JPO) overturned the Examiner’s refusal and held the stylized TESLA mark is dissimilarly pronounced to a senior trademark registration for the...

IP High Court ruling: “BULK AAA” confusingly similar to “BULK HOMME”

2019年3月10日AAA, Article 4(1)(xi), BULK AAA, BULK HOMME, invalidation trial, IP High Court, Japan Trademark LawArticle 4(1)(xi), Composite mark, Invalidation trial, IP High Court, Similarity of markMasaki MIKAMI

On March 7, 2019, the Japan IP High Court revoked a decision by the Japan Patent Office (JPO) to invalidation trial over a dispute of similarity between trademark “BULK AAA” and “BULK HOMME”, and ruled “BULLK AAA” shall be...

Trademark Opposition: “DISCOVERY” vs. “DISCOVERER”

2019年3月3日Article 4(1)(xv), DISCOVERER, DISCOVERY, Jaguar Land Rover, Likelihood of confusion, Trademark oppositionArticle 4(1)(xv), Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Similarity of goods, Similarity of mark, Trademark OppositionMasaki MIKAMI

In a recent administrative decision to trademark opposition filed by Jaguar Land Rover Limited who alleged trademark registration no. 6011666 for word mark “DISCOVERER” designating goods of “batteries and cells,...

Adidas: Victorious in Trademark Battle over the Trefoil logo

2019年2月23日Adidas, Article 4(1)(xv), Likelihood of confusion, Trademark opposition, Trefoil logoArticle 4(1)(xv), Device mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Similarity of goods, Similarity of mark, Trademark OppositionMasaki MIKAMI

The Opposition Board of Japan Patent Office (JPO) held in an opposition filed by Adidas AG that trademark registration no. 5958601 for the LSXI device mark shall be revocable due to a likelihood of confusion with world-famous Adidas Trefoil...

Serapian Loses Trademark Opposition against S device mark

2019年1月20日Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xv), Japan Trademark Law, Stefano Serapian, Trademark oppositionArticle 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xv), Device mark, Likelihood of confusion, Madrid Protocol, Similarity of mark, Trademark OppositionMasaki MIKAMI

The Italian-based fashion house Stefano Serapian S.r.l., known for its briefcases, handbags and purses opposed the registration in Japan of the trademark S logo owned by the Japanese company, Kabushiki Kaisha...

LUIS POULSEN Victory over trademark infringement lawsuit for Pendant Lamp Shade

2019年1月12日damages, lamp shade, LUIS POULSEN, PH-5, Tokyo District Court, trademark infringementAcquired distinctiveness, Device mark, Famous mark, Similarity of mark, Three dimensional markMasaki MIKAMI

On December 27, 2018, the Tokyo District Court sided with Luis Poulsen A/S, a Danish company, in a lawsuit for trademark infringement against R&M Japan Co., Ltd. who imported into Japan and sold lighting apparatus allegedly identical with or...

Lee unsuccessful in removing Leeao from trademark registration

2019年1月5日Article 4(1)(xi), LEE, Leeao, Trademark oppositionArticle 4(1)(xi), Composite mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Similarity of mark, Trademark OppositionMasaki MIKAMI

The Japan Patent Office dismissed a trademark opposition claimed by the second largest manufacturer of jeans in the United States, The H.D. Lee Company, Inc. (LEE) against trademark registration no. 5990967 for the Leeao logo mark in class 25 by...

Is GRAND HOME dissimilar or similar to GRAN HOME?

2018年12月29日Article 4(1)(xi), GRAN HOME, GRAND HOMEArticle 4(1)(xi), Refusal appeal, Similarity of mark, Trademark AppealMasaki MIKAMI

In a recent appeal trial over trademark dispute, the Appeal Board of Japan Patent Office (JPO) overturned the Examiner’s determination and held that a word mark “GRAND HOME” is dissimilar to, and unlikely to cause confusion with a senior...

POLO BCS defeated in trademark battle with POLO RALPH LAUREN

2018年12月23日Article 4(1)(xv), IP High Court, Likelihood of confusion, POLO, Ralph LaurenAbbreviation, Article 4(1)(xv), Division of trademark application, Famous mark, IP High Court, Likelihood of confusion, Refusal appeal, Similarity of markMasaki MIKAMI

In a ruling on the merits of whether or not an applied mark “POLO HOME / BRITISH COUNTRY SPIRIT” is likely to cause confusion with a world-famous trademark “POLO” by the fashion house Ralph Lauren, the Japan IP High Court sided with the...

SEGWAY unsuccessful in opposing SWAGWAY mark

2018年12月9日Likelihood of confusion, Segway, SWAGWAY, Trademark oppositionArticle 4(1)(vii), Article 4(1)(x), Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Similarity of mark, Trademark Opposition, Violation of public orderMasaki MIKAMI

The Japan Patent Office dismissed a trademark opposition claimed by an American manufacturer of two-wheeled personal transporters, Segway Inc. against trademark registration no. 5910587 for the Swagway mark in class 12 by finding less likelihood...

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