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Trademark dispute over Shogun Emblem of the Samurai Era

2019年6月8日Article 4(1)(vi), Article 4(1)(vii), Article 4(1)(xv), edo shogunate, family crest, Japan Trademark Law, samurai, shogun, shogun emblem, Tokugawa, tokugawa crest, tokugawa museum, tokugawa shogunate, trademark appeal, trefoil awoiArticle 4(1)(vi), Article 4(1)(vii), Article 4(1)(xv), Composite mark, Device mark, Famous mark, Geographical indication, Likelihood of confusion, Similarity of mark, Trademark AppealMasaki MIKAMI

In a recent appeal trial over trademark dispute, the Trademark Appeal Board within the Japan Patent Office (JPO) overturned the Examiner’s determination and held that a combination mark with Tokugawa crest image and literal elements written in...

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...

HISAMITSU unsuccessful in registering a shape of “Salonpas”

2019年3月31日Article 3(1)(iii), Hisamitsu, Japan Trademark Law, Salonpas, trademark appealArticle 3(1)(iii), Device mark, Inherent distinctiveness, Trademark AppealMasaki MIKAMI

The Appeal Board of Japan Patent Office (JPO) disallowed registration of a shape of famous Japanese pain relief patches in the name of “Salonpas” manufactured by Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. due to lack of inherent distinctiveness in...

NIKE unsuccessful in registering JUST DO IT on cosmetics

2018年3月25日Article 64, Defensive mark, Japan Trademark Law, JUST DO IT, NIKE, trademark appealArticle 64, Defensive mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Slogans, Trademark AppealMasaki MIKAMI

In a recent decision, the Appeal Board of Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismissed an appeal filed by NIKE Innovate C.V., who attempted to register a word mark “JUST DO IT” in standard character on cosmetics and other goods classified in class 3...

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...

Never trademark “BON GOÛT” in food-service business

2018年3月10日Article 3(1)(iii), BON GOUT, descriptive term, inherent distinctiveness, trademark appealArticle 3(1)(iii), Inherent distinctiveness, Refusal appeal, Trademark Appeal1 CommentMasaki MIKAMI

The Appeal Board of the Japan Patent Office (JPO) decided to register a term of “bon goût” in relation to various foods of class 30 and restaurant service of class 43 by finding that the term is deemed a coined word to relevant public in...

Appeal Board reversed examiner’s rejection in the BOB trademark dispute

2018年2月17日Appeal Board, Article 4(1)(xi), BOB, device mark, JPO, trademark appealArticle 4(1)(xi), Device mark, Trademark AppealMasaki MIKAMI

In an administrative appeal disputing trademark similarity between TM registration no. 5719997 for word mark “BOB” and a junior application no. 2016-49394 for the “bob” device mark represented as below, the Appeal Board of the Japan...

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