abbreviation

abbreviation, alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Composite mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, similarity of goods, Similarity of mark 04/04/2021

COCO vs COCOMIST – Decision of the Opposition Board of the Japan Patent Office

Chanel handed a loss in its attempt…

abbreviation, alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xv), compound mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Madrid Protocol, Name of a living individual, Opposition, Similarity of mark 02/14/2021

Ariana Grande Loses Trademark Opposition at Japan Patent Office

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismi…

abbreviation, Article 4(1)(vii), Article 4(1)(viii), Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), composite, Composite mark, Famous mark, Geographical indication, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, Similarity of mark 01/10/2021

The University of Oxford Failed in Opposition Against “OXFORD” mark

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismi…

abbreviation, alphabetical name, Composite mark, Famous mark, Similarity of mark 11/29/2020

Securely Protecting Trademark Abbreviations

Japanese is prone to abbreviate tra…

abbreviation, alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(xi), composite, Composite mark, Monogram, Similarity of mark, Trademark Appeal 10/11/2020

PGA

In a recent administrative decision…

abbreviation, Article 4(1)(vii), Article 4(1)(x), Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Cancellation trial, Composite mark, Famous mark, Invalidation, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, Similarity of mark 10/04/2020

Coffee Trademark Battle

Colombian Coffee Federation (FNC) f…

abbreviation, Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xv), composite, Composite mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, similarity of goods, Similarity of mark, Trademark Appeal 08/09/2020

POLO RALPH LAUREN vs. US POLO ASSN

The Appeal Board of the Japan Paten…

abbreviation, Article 3(1)(vi), composite, Composite mark, Descriptive mark, Device mark, Distinctiveness, Figurative mark, IP High Court, Trademark Appeal 06/28/2020

Japan IP High Court ruling: “I♡JAPAN” lacks distinctiveness as a trademark

On June 17, 2020, the Japan IP High…

abbreviation, Article 4(1)(xi), composite, Composite mark, compound mark, Descriptive mark, Distinctiveness, IP High Court, Similarity of mark, Trademark Appeal 06/20/2020

Japan IP High Court sided with Apple Inc. in “CORE ML” trademark dispute

On May 20, 2020, the Japan IP High …

abbreviation, Article 4(1)(viii), Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Famous mark, Opposition, Similarity of mark 01/26/2020

SCOTT Bikes Failed Trademark Opposition against “PRESCOTT”

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismi…