Articles by Masaki MIKAMI

Accelerated examination, examination, fast track examination, JPO Announcement, JPO Status Report 04/11/2021

JPO Status Report 2021 – The impact of Covid-19 on Japan trademarks

Unquestionably, 2020 was remarkably…

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…

Article 4(1)(xv), composite, Composite mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, similarity of goods 03/28/2021

Montblanc Unsuccessful in Trademark Opposition

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismi…

Article 4(1)(xi), composite, Composite mark, examination, Famous mark, Generic term, Katakana, similarity of goods, Similarity of mark, Trademark Appeal 03/21/2021

JPO rejects “AIR NECKTIE” due to similarity to NIKE “AIR”

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismi…

alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(xv), composite, Composite mark, compound mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, Similarity of mark 03/13/2021

“MACSELL” for use on PC value estimation service is unlikely to cause confusion with Apple “Mac”

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismi…

Acquired distinctiveness, alphabetical name, Article 3(1)(v), Descriptive mark, Distinctiveness, examination, Trademark Appeal 03/07/2021

“FS12” can’t be registered due to a lack of distinctiveness

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) affir…

Trademark assignment, Trademark ownership, Transfer ownership 02/27/2021

Transferring Trademark Ownership in Japan

Trademark owners can freely sell th…

alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(viii), Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xv), Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, Similarity of mark 02/19/2021

Like a Jaguar, but not JAGUAR

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismi…

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…

Article 4(1)(xi), composite, Composite mark, compound mark, Opposition, Similarity of mark 02/06/2021

COSTA COFFEE vs Caffè la Costa

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismi…