Article 3(1)(vi)

abbreviation, Article 3(1)(vi), composite, Composite mark, Descriptive mark, Device mark, Distinctiveness, Figurative mark, IP High Court, Trademark Appeal 06/28/2020

Japan IP High Court ruling: “I♡JAPAN” lacks distinctiveness as a trademark

On June 17, 2020, the Japan IP High…

alphabetical name, Article 3(1)(3), Article 3(1)(vi), Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xv), Article 4(1)(xvi), Descriptive mark, Famous mark, Invalidation, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, Similarity of mark 03/15/2020

SWATCH Defeated in SWATCH vs iWATCH Trademark Dispute

The Trial Board of Japan Patent Off…

Article 3(1)(vi), Device mark, examination, Famous mark, Figurative mark 02/02/2019

Trademark race for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games – Episode 2

The Appeal Board of Japan Patent Of…

abbreviation, alphabetical name, Article 3(1)(vi), Descriptive mark, examination 12/16/2018

AI SCAN ROBO

In a recent administrative decision…

Article 3(1)(vi), Figurative mark 08/26/2018

Is Polaroid Photo Frame trademarked?

In a recent decision, the Appeal Bo…