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Article 4(1)(xi), examination, similarity of goods, Similarity of mark, Trademark Appeal 06/06/2020

LEPUS vs. LEPS

In an appeal decision, the Japan Pa…

Article 4(1)(xi), Composite mark, compound mark, examination, Similarity of mark, Trademark Appeal 05/31/2020

JPO decided “Antithesis” dissimilar to a mark consisting of it and other eight terms placed in 9 rows

In an administrative appeal disputi…

Accelerated examination, examination, fast track examination, Madrid Protocol, Non-Traditional trademark, Trademark Examination Guideline 03/29/2020

Fast Track Trademark Examination – Japan Patent Office

At present, applicant will wait at …

Article 3(1)(3), Distinctiveness, examination, Geographical indication, Trademark Examination Guideline 02/15/2020

JPO registers PUERTA DEL SOL as trademark

In a recent appeal decision, the Ja…

Article 4(1)(vi), Article 4(1)(vii), Article 4(1)(xv), composite, Composite mark, Device mark, examination, Famous mark, Figurative mark, Likelihood of confusion, Similarity of mark 06/08/2019

Trademark dispute over Shogun Emblem of the Samurai Era

In a recent appeal trial over trade…

examination, Trademark Examination Guideline 05/11/2019

Trademark trolls target New Japan era name “REIWA”

Over 1,200 applications filed for R…

Division of trademark application, examination, New Trademark Law 04/14/2019

WTR report: The first individual in history to have filed over 100,000 trademark applications

A notorious and incredibly prolific…

Article 4(1)(xi), examination, similarity of goods, Similarity of mark 04/06/2019

JPO decision: TESLA is dissimilarly pronounced to Tesla

In a recent appeal decision over tr…

Article 3(1)(3), Device mark, examination, Figurative mark 03/31/2019

HISAMITSU unsuccessful in registering a shape of “Salonpas”

The Appeal Board of Japan Patent Of…

Article 3(1)(3), examination, Geographical indication, Trademark Examination Guideline 03/23/2019

JPO denied registering GRAND CANYON as trademark

In a recent appeal decision, the Ja…