Trademark Opposition

Apple Inc. Defeated in Trademark case over the name ‘Mac’ in Japan

2019年6月15日Apple Inc., Article 4(1)(xv), Japan Trademark Law, Likelihood of confusion, Mac, Trademark oppositionAbbreviation, Article 4(1)(xv), Composite mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Trademark OppositionMasaki MIKAMI

The Opposition Board of Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismissed an opposition filed by the U.S. tech giant, Apple Inc. against trademark registration no. 5986073 for a word mark “Face2MAC” due to unlikelihood of confusion...

Giorgio Armani defeated with trademark battle over V-shaped wing device

2019年5月20日Armani, Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xv), Giorgio Armani, Likelihood of confusion, Trademark oppositionArticle 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Device mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Similarity of mark, Trademark OppositionMasaki MIKAMI

In a recent administrative trademark decision , the Opposition Board of Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismissed an opposition filed by Giorgio Armani S.p.A against trademark registration no. 5983697 for V-shaped wing device mark on bags in class 18...

GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION BOURBON LOSES TRADEMARK OPPOSITION

2019年5月3日Article 4(1)(vii), Article 4(1)(xvi), BOURBON, bourbon whiskey, geographical indication, Kentucky, ROYCE, ROYCE' BOURBON, Trademark oppositionArticle 4(1)(vii), Article 4(1)(xvi), Composite mark, Geographical indication, Trademark OppositionMasaki MIKAMI

In a recent decision, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) has dismissed the opposition filed by Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), a US non-profit organization which represents the interests of producers and traders of spirit...

Who associates “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-pen” with Apple Inc.?

2019年3月16日Apple, Apple Pay, Apple Pencil, Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen, PIKOTARO, PPAP, Trademark oppositionArticle 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Composite mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Trademark OppositionMasaki MIKAMI

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismissed an opposition filed by Apple Incorporated, a US corporation, against TM Registration no. 6031236 for word mark “Pen Pineapple Apple Pen” written in alphabets and Katakana characters, and allowed the...

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...

KANGOL: Assessing the Similarity Between Hairbands and Head wear

2019年1月27日Article 4(1)(xi), KANGOL, Similarity of goods, Trademark oppositionArticle 4(1)(xi), Similarity of goods, Trademark OppositionMasaki MIKAMI

In a trademark opposition trial to seek cancellation of TM registration no. 6028674, the Opposition Board of Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismissed the opposition claimed by Kangol Limited, an English clothing company famous for its head wear,...

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...

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...

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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