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IP High Court denied registering 3D Shape of Nursing Care Bed

2018年12月3日3D mark, Article 3(1)(iii), Article 3(2), IP High Court, Nursing care bed, Paramount BedAcquired distinctiveness, Article 3(1)(iii), Article 3(2), IP High Court, Three dimensional mark, Trademark AppealMasaki MIKAMI

The Japan IP High Court, in its ruling on November 29, 2018, did not side with Paramount Bed Co., Ltd., a Japanese manufacturer and distributor of medical and nursing care product, who filed an appeal against refusal decision by JPO to TM...

JPO refused to register 3D shape of Mitsubishi Electric’s spiral escalator

2018年6月3日Acquired distinctiveness, Article 3(1)(iii), Article 3(2), JPO, Mitsubishi Electric, Secondary meaning, Spiral escalatorAcquired distinctiveness, Article 3(1)(iii), Article 3(2), Refusal appeal, Three dimensional mark, Trademark AppealMasaki MIKAMI

The Appeal Board of Japan Patent Office (JPO) disallowed registration of 3D shape of Mitsubishi Electric's spiral escalator due to lack of inherent distinctiveness and secondary meaning in relation to escalators, class 7. [Appeal case no....

Trademark registration for Kikkoman’s Soy sauce 3D Bottle

2018年4月28日Acquired distinctiveness, Article 3(2), Kikkoman, Soy sauce, three dimensional markAcquired distinctiveness, Article 3(1)(iii), Article 3(2), Composite mark, Famous mark, Inherent distinctiveness, Three dimensional markMasaki MIKAMI

In October 11, 2016, Kikkoman Corporation, the world's leading producer of soy sauce, filed an application for trademark registration at the Japan Patent Office (JPO) for the following three-dimensional colored mark for soy sauce in class...