WTR report: The first individual in history to have filed over 100,000 trademark applications
A notorious and incredibly prolific…
JPO decision: TESLA is dissimilarly pronounced to Tesla
In a recent appeal decision over tr…
HISAMITSU unsuccessful in registering a shape of “Salonpas”
The Appeal Board of Japan Patent Of…
JPO denied registering GRAND CANYON as trademark
In a recent appeal decision, the Ja…
Who associates “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-pen” with Apple Inc.?
The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismi…
IP High Court ruling: “BULK AAA” is confusingly similar to “BULK HOMME”
On March 7, 2019, the Japan IP High…
Trademark Opposition: “DISCOVERY” vs. “DISCOVERER”
In a recent administrative decision…
Adidas: Victorious in Trademark Battle over the Trefoil logo
The Opposition Board of Japan Paten…
Is Marie-Antoinette a name of French Queen consort or a trademark?
The Japan Patent Office (JPO) order…
Japan: trademark registration of era names will be banned
The Japan Patent Office (JPO) revis…