As the year 2025 comes to an end, it is a good time to share the top 10 trademark news in … In a trademark dispute regarding the validity of TM Reg no. 6680828 “Alphacool,” the Japan… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) did not side with Samsung, the South Korean tech giant, in a… On November 26, 2025, the Japan IP High Court upheld the Japan Patent Office’s (JPO)… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) did not decide in favour of Monster Energy Company in its op… On November 17, 2025, the Japan IP High Court handed down a ruling to disaffirm the JPO In… In a recent trademark dispute between “SUNRISE” and “KILLER SUNRISE”, the Japan Patent Off… The Japan IP High Court did not side with Starbucks Corporation in a trademark dispute bet… In an administrative appeal, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) overturned the examiner’s rejec… On October 21, 2025, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) granted registration of a color mark th… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) Appeal Board upheld the examiner’s decision to reject TM App… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismissed an invalidation claim by ALVIERO MARTINI S.p.A., a… In a trademark opposition against Japan TM Reg no. 6894070 “Chemican” in Class 9, which di… In a trademark dispute over the similarity between “FLOW3D” and “Flow360,” the Japan Paten… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) disaffirmed the examiner’s rejection to TM App no. 2024-4744… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) overturned the examiner’s refusal of the word mark “SAINT-CL… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) sustained the examiner’s decision rejecting International Re… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismissed an opposition filed by Sowind S.A. against TM Reg … The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismissed an opposition filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd. again… In an administrative appeal, the Appeal Board of the Japan Patent Office (JPO) overturned … On July 25, 2025, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) granted trademark registration for the thr… In an administrative appeal, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) disaffirmed the examiner’s reje… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismissed the opposition filed by Under Armour, Inc. against… On July 9, 2025, to a lawsuit brought by Wenger S.A., which claimed the backpacks bearing … The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismissed an opposition filed by Comité Interprofessionnel d… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismissed the opposition filed by Impossible Foods Inc. agai… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) overturned the examiner’s rejection of TM App no. 2022-6896 … The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismissed an opposition filed by GEMBALLA LIMITED against TM… In an invalidation action disputing the validity of TM Reg no. 6637032 for the word mark “… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) decided to overturn the examiner’s rejection to TM App no. 2… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismissed an opposition claimed by Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmb… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) overturned the examiner’s rejection to TM App no. 2023-82305… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) affirmed the examiner’s rejection to TM App no. 2023-54018 f… In an appeal trial, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) overturned the examiner’s rejection of T… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismissed an opposition claimed by BMW against TM Reg no. 67… In a trademark opposition against TM Reg no. 6804935 for the mark “Dog’s Pizza”, the Japan… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismissed an opposition filed by Hermes International agains… On March 19, 2025, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) finally decided to reject a color mark ap… On March 12, 2025, the Japan IP High Court handed down a decision regarding the validity o… According to “JPO Status Report 2025” released on March 24, 2025, by the Japan Patent Offi… In May 2022, the Japan IP High Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, OMEGA S.A. The case … In a recent decision, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) disaffirmed the examiner’s rejection o… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) reversed the examiner’s rejection of TM App no. 2023-61383 f… The Japan IP High Court affirmed the JPO decision that cancelled TM Reg no. 6550051 for th… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) affirmed the examiner’s rejection to TM App no. 2022-131131 … The Japan Patent Office (JPO) sided with SONY in a trademark invalidation action against T… In an administrative decision on Jan 14, 2025, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) overturned th… UNIQLO lost in its attempt to oppose TM Reg no. 6746724 for the mark “UNIPRO” in class 28 … The Japan Patent Office (JPO) did not side with Tommy Hilfiger Licensing B.V. in an opposi… In a trademark opposition disputed between “MONSTER ENERGY” and “POCKET MONSTERS”, the Jap… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) dismissed an invalidation action claimed by Starbucks Incorp… The Japan Patent Office (JPO) overturned the examiner’s refusal and granted registration o…Top 10 Trademark News in Japan, 2025
JPO Found Trademark Squatter Liable for Disobeying Public Order
Samsung Unsuccessful in Trademark Opposition against BEAT GALAXY
Trademark battle over ZOOM between Zoom Communications Inc and Zoom Corporation
MONSTER STRIKE vs MONSTER ENERGY
Japan IP High Court reversed JPO decision regarding similarity between COSME MUSEUM and Cosmetic Museum
Trademark dispute: SUNRISE vs KILLER SUNRISE
IP High Court ruling: STARBUCKS vs STARBOSS
JPO found “@knowledge” dissimilar to “KNOWLEDGE”
YONEX Scored Win in Registering Color mark
JPO Rejected 3D shape of KitKat 2 Finger Mini Chocolate Wafers as Trademark
ALVIERO MARTINI Defeated Over World Map Mark Dispute
CHEMICAN vs CHEMI-CON
Trademark Dispute: FLOW3D vs Flow360
JPO decision: Gem Queen is Not Confusable with QUEEN for gems
SAINT-CLAIR BY JOSEPH DUCLOS vs Saint Clair
JPO Found Tissa Fontaneda’s Bubble Pattern Descriptive of Bags
JPO Decision: KATSEYE is Dissimilar to CAT’S EYE for Watches
JPO dismisses Honda’s opposition against “WONKEY” mark for motorcycles
JPO found STINGER dissimilar to Stingers for clothing and sports event
JPO Grants TM Registration for 3D Shape of the Popular Pocky Cookie
JPO Found “TRITON” dissimilar to “Toriton, Inc.”
UNDER ARMOUR Unsuccessful Challenge in Trademark Opposition against AROUMRIN
Trademark Battle Over Swiss Flag-Like Cross Design
JPO Finds trademark “yes no champagne” for wines with the protected appellation of origin “Champagne” registrable even if owned by Japanese company.
MEN IMPOSSIBLE is not IMPOSSIBLE
META vs META READY
TORNADO vs TORQNADO
JPO found BYOMA and BIYŌMA dissimilar marks
Trademark dispute over MASTER SOMMELIER
JPO found “ARIS” dissimilar to “arivis” in trademark opposition
Trademark dispute: “VOLKA” vs “VOLGA”
Trademark dispute: “MARZY” vs “by MERZY”
Similarity of trademark containing a similar star device
Trademark dispute: MINI vs. DMINI
Trademark Dispute: Domino’s Pizza vs Dog’s Pizza
HERMES Defeated with Trademark Opposition against KIMONO TWILLY
JPO Said No to Register Kawasaki Green Color Mark
End of the TOKYO 2020 Olympic emblem dispute
JPO Status Report 2025
Trademark Squatter Seeking to Ruin Luxury Brand with Obscene Language
Trademark dispute: “MARROW” vs “Le mallow”
Porsche Successful in Registration of Composite Mark “PCA”
Court Case: VALENTINO GARVANI vs GIANNI VALENTINO
Is “WEBmetaverse” registrable as a trademark?
Trademark dispute: SONY vs SONIMART
JPO found “Pitta” dissimilar to “PITTA MASK”
UNIQLO Lost in Trademark Opposition against UNIPRO
TOMMY HILFIGER vs TOMTOMMY
Trademark dispute: MONSTER EVERGY vs POCKET MONSTERS
STARBUCKS Unsuccessful Invalidation Action against Trademark “STARBOSS”
JPO Decision: Trademark “Dear U plus” dissimilar to “dear U”
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