Under Armour Lost Trademark Battle Against AGEAS in Japan
The Opposition Board of the Japan P…
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NIKE unsuccessful in registering JUST DO IT on cosmetics
In a recent decision, the Appeal Bo…
No Violation of the US President’s Personality Rights
The Appeal Board of Japan Patent Of…
Never trademark “BON GOÛT” in food-service business
The Appeal Board of the Japan Paten…
JPO refused to register word mark “ROMEO GIGLI” due to lack of consent from Italian fashion designer
In a recent decision, the Appeal Bo…
How do you pronounce “Q-revo” mark?
In an administrative appeal disputi…
JPO decided trademark “WHITNEY HOUSTON” is descriptive when used on music recordings
In a recent appeal decision, the Ja…
Consumers are unlikely to confuse or associate the mark “GOTHAM CITY” with Batman’s place of residence and DC Comics when used on apparels, bags and fashion accessories
The Appeal Board of Japan Patent Of…
3D shape of Zippo lighters registrable when a lighter lid open, but unregistrable when closed
In an appeal to the refusal decisio…
The IP High Court ruled a trademark “TOMATO SYSTEM” is deemed similar to “TOMATO” in connection with the service of computer programming
On March 23, 2017, in a lawsuit dis…