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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....

LEGO lost a trademark battle in Japan over the mark CATTYLEGO

2018年4月7日Abbreviation, Article 4(1)(viii), Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), CATTYLEGO, LEGO, Trademark oppositionAbbreviation, Article 4(1)(viii), Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Composite mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Trademark OppositionMasaki MIKAMI

LEGO has lost a trademark battle it lodged against PETSWEET Co., Ltd., a Taiwanese company, over its registration of the mark “CATTYLEGO” in Japan.
[Opposition case no. 2017-900077, Gazette issued date: Feb 23, 2018]

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No Violation of the US President’s Personality Rights

2018年3月18日Abbreviation, Article 4(1)(viii), Donald Trump, TA TRUMP, trademark appeal, US PresidentAbbreviation, Article 4(1)(viii), Composite mark, Trademark AppealMasaki MIKAMI

The Appeal Board of Japan Patent Office (JPO) admitted trademark registration for a mark consisting of jigsaw puzzles design and “TA TRUMP” (see below), saying that it does not violate personality rights of Mr. Donald John Trump, the...