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Letter of Consent in Japanese Trademark Practice
DIOR Failed to Cancel Trademark “DIORLV”
Samsung Failed in TM Opposition against “Funky Galaxy”
TM Opposition: Claude Monet vs Monet Design
Hermes Challenge to Register Packaging Colors
Formula One Successful in Registering “F1”
Is the Academy Award-winning film “La La Land” a famous trademark?
Failed trademark opposition by Disney over a 3-circle silhouette
Huda Kattan failed to take back trademark HUDABEAUTY
Famous mark Protection under Unfair Competition Prevention Law
Famous mark Protection under Trademark Law
Failed Opposition by Longines over Winged Hourglass logo mark
LV Damier pattern is unenforceable TM right against traditional Japanese checkered pattern
Japan: Increase in Trademark Fees, Effective April 1, 2022
Tokyo District Court awards record damages of JPY200M over a dead copy of bra design
Isn’t it MIRACLE?
HUGO BOSS Unsuccessful in Blocking “BOSS”
BEYOND MEAT defeats “Beyond Meat Burger”
No confusion between WeWork and iWork
Dot Makes Wordmark Dissimilar
JPO found likelihood of confusion between SONY and SONICODE
Dolce & Gabbana failed in a trademark opposition to block DolceSport
To whom does “Mary Poppins” return?
Trademark Dispute over “RED HOT”
JPO Annual Report 2021
Hummel scores win in a trademark dispute over Chevron
Failed Trademark Opposition by Ferrari over Prancing Horse Logo
“MONA LISA” May Smile At You
Coronavirus Force Japan to Eliminate Signature on POA
JPO found Italian word “Panetteria” distinctive in relation to restaurant service
Which to win, first to file or first to trademark?
Glenfiddich Wins Trademark Dispute Over Deer Design
Japan: Trademark Law Revision Act promulgated on May 21, 2021
Trademark Similarity: APLAY vs applay
Coronavirus vs the Tokyo Olympic Games
IP High Court affirmed TM infringement in favor of Wenger over cross design
AlphaGo Unsuccessful in Defeating AlphaMini
Trademark dispute over Armani’s “Eagle” logo
JPO Status Report 2021 – The impact of Covid-19 on Japan trademarks
COCO vs COCOMIST – Decision of the Opposition Board of the Japan Patent Office
Montblanc Unsuccessful in Trademark Opposition
JPO rejects “AIR NECKTIE” due to similarity to NIKE “AIR”
“MACSELL” for use on PC value estimation service is unlikely to cause confusion with Apple “Mac”
“FS12” can’t be registered due to a lack of distinctiveness
Transferring Trademark Ownership in Japan
Like a Jaguar, but not JAGUAR
Ariana Grande Loses Trademark Opposition at Japan Patent Office
“COSTA COFFEE” vs “Caffè la Costa”
Chanel isn’t Gonna Getcha
SMART vs SMART TYRE
Japan IP High Court ruled “AZURE” is unregistrable due to “AZULE”
The University of Oxford Failed in Opposition Against “OXFORD” mark
Mercedes-Benz StarParts vs Star-Parts
Japanese IP Attorney Firm specializing in Trademarks with a commitment to excellence
