Composite mark

abbreviation, alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xv), Composite mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Name of a living individual, Opposition, similarity of goods, Similarity of mark 05/11/2024

Tennis King Roger Federer Defeated out of the Court

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismi…

abbreviation, Article 4(1)(xv), composite, Composite mark, Distinctiveness, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, Similarity of mark, similarity of service, Trademark Appeal 03/10/2024

Trademark dispute: “CLUB MOET” vs “Moët & Chandon”

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) cance…

Article 4(1)(vii), Article 4(1)(xv), Composite mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, similarity of goods, Similarity of mark 02/17/2024

Calvin Klein vs Cailin Kailun

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismi…

abbreviation, Article 4(1)(xv), Composite mark, Famous mark, Invalidation, Likelihood of confusion, similarity of goods, Similarity of mark, similarity of service 02/10/2024

Trademark Dispute: Chateau Mouton Rothschild vs MOUTON

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) decla…

Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xv), composite, Composite mark, Device mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Monogram, Name of a living individual, Opposition, similarity of goods, Similarity of mark 01/27/2024

Lous Vuitton lost in a trademark battle over LV monogram

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismi…

Article 4(1)(vii), Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Bad faith, Composite mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, similarity of goods, Similarity of mark 01/14/2024

New Balance Unsuccessful Opposition against “nyan balance” mark

On December 22, 2023, the Japan Pat…

Advisory Opinion, Article 28, Composite mark, compound mark, Device mark, Hantei, infringement, similarity of goods, Similarity of mark 01/06/2024

Trademark dispute over Elk design

In an advisory opinion on trademark…

abbreviation, alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), composite, Composite mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Monogram, Opposition, similarity of goods, Similarity of mark 12/23/2023

CHANEL defeated in Trademark Opposition against “COCOCHI”

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) hande…

alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(vii), Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Composite mark, compound mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition 12/17/2023

French fashion magazine “ELLE” Lost in trademark opposition against “elLle HOTEL”

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismi…

abbreviation, alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(vii), Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Composite mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Monogram, Opposition, Similarity of mark 12/09/2023

Pierre Herme Unsuccessful in Trademark Opposition against “House of Herme”

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismi…