Likelihood of confusion

Article 46, Distinctiveness, Invalidation, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, similarity of goods, Similarity of mark, similarity of service 04/17/2022

Trademark Opposition or Invalidation, Which Is Useful in Japan?

Opposition A trademark opposition i…

alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Bad faith, compound mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, Similarity of mark 03/27/2022

Failed Opposition against “Zara Sube Mist” by ZARA

On March 25, 2022, the Japan Patent…

alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(vii), Article 4(1)(x), Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Bad faith, Composite mark, Device mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, Similarity of mark 03/19/2022

Trademark Parody case: Champion Defeated by Nyanpion

On March 16, 2022, the Japan Patent…

Color marks, Distinctiveness, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Non-Traditional trademark, Position mark, Similarity of mark, Tokyo district court, Unfair Competition Law 03/13/2022

Louboutin Unsuccessful in Litigation over Red Soles

On March 11, 2022, the Tokyo Distri…

Article 4(1)(vii), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Catch phrase, composite, Composite mark, Device mark, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, Similarity of mark 02/20/2022

Lacoste Prevails in Trademark Parody Case

On February 18, 2022, the Japan Pat…

Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Device mark, Famous mark, Figurative mark, Invalidation, Likelihood of confusion, similarity of goods, Similarity of mark 02/05/2022

A trademark dispute over Apple logo

On January 13, 2022, the Japan Pate…

Article 4(1)(viii), Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, Similarity of mark 01/29/2022

DIOR Successful in Blocking Trademark “zovladior”

On December 28, 2021, the Japan Pat…

alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(x), Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Bad faith, Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, Similarity of mark, Trade dress 01/22/2022

Failed trademark opposition by HERMES against HAIRMES

On December 1, 2021, the Japan Pate…

alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Opposition, similarity of goods, Similarity of mark 01/09/2022

GAP Unsuccessful in Trademark Opposition against “Gapace”

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismi…

abbreviation, alphabetical name, Article 4(1)(viii), Article 4(1)(xi), Article 4(1)(xix), Article 4(1)(xv), Famous mark, Likelihood of confusion, Name of a living individual, Opposition, Similarity of mark 12/25/2021

DIOR Failed to Cancel Trademark “DIORLV”

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) did n…