Tokyo district court

Tokyo district court, Trade dress, Unfair Competition Law 09/25/2021

Tokyo District Court awards record damages of JPY200M over a dead copy of bra design

The Tokyo District Court, on Septem…

Article 4(1)(i), Article 4(1)(iv), Device mark, Figurative mark, infringement, IP High Court, similarity of goods, Similarity of mark, Tokyo district court, Trademark Examination Guideline, trademark infringement 05/02/2021

IP High Court affirmed TM infringement in favor of Wenger over cross design

On April 21, 2021, the Japan IP Hig…

Acquired distinctiveness, Article 3(2), damage, Descriptive mark, Distinctiveness, Famous mark, IP High Court, Similarity of mark, Three dimensional mark, Tokyo district court, Trade dress, Unfair Competition Law 12/26/2020

Hermès beat Birkin Bag Imitator for Trademark Infringement

On December 17, 2020, the Japan IP …

parallel import, Tokyo district court, trademark infringement 10/31/2020

Court Case: Parallel imports of trademarked goods in Japan

In a trademark dispute pertinent to…