Article 28

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LV Damier pattern is unenforceable TM right against traditional Japanese checkered pattern

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Advisory Opinion, Article 28, Famous mark, Hantei 06/30/2019

Nintendo loses trademark fight over “Switch” name in Japan

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) rende…