Invalidation trial

Article 4(1)(xi), composite, Composite mark, Invalidation, Similarity of mark 03/10/2019

IP High Court ruling: “BULK AAA” is confusingly similar to “BULK HOMME”

On March 7, 2019, the Japan IP High…

Article 4(1)(vii), Famous mark, Invalidation, Madrid Protocol, Violation of public order 02/16/2019

Is Marie-Antoinette a name of French Queen consort or a trademark?

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) order…

Acquired distinctiveness, Article 4(1)(xix), Device mark, Famous mark, Figurative mark, Invalidation, Similarity of mark 10/28/2018

Trademark Dispute over Pendant Lamp Shade

In a decision to the invalidation t…