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[Article / Copyright] Copyrightability denied for makeup, hairstyling, and the selection and coordination of clothing and accessories in a fashion show, Parts 1–2 (橋谷俊, Vol. 47, 2015)
日本語版 Article information Article type: Publication review Category: Copyright Topics: Copyrightability, Applied art First published on this website: 2026-10-16 Display and classification checked: October 17, 2026 [Article / Copyright] Copyrightability denied for makeup, hairstyling, and the selection and coordination of clothing and accessories in a fashion show, Parts 1–2 (橋谷俊, Vol. 47, 2015) IP High Court, August 28, 2014 (appeal); Tokyo District Court, July 19, 2013 Both c
[Copyright] Osaka High Court, Heisei 19 (Ne) No. 713 — Peter Rabbit
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[Copyright] Osaka District Court, Reiwa 1 (Wa) No. 10940
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[Copyright / Quotation] Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70388 <Judge Nakashima>
Japanese version: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7513417920920629250-ja Article information Article type: Case note Categories: Copyright Issues: Quotation Published on website: 2026-10-08 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-08 [Copyright / Quotation] Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70388 <Judge Nakashima> An SNS post describing a “most sinister tag team.” ⇒ Permissible quotation was established. 1. Purpose of use The defendant used an article
[Copyright / Trade secrets] Osaka District Court, Reiwa 2 (Wa) 1539 <Judge Takemiya>
Japanese version: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7513416000617316353-ja Article information Article type: Case note Categories: Copyright, Unfair competition law Issues: Secrecy management Published on website: 2026-10-08 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-08 [Copyright / Trade secrets] Osaka District Court, Reiwa 2 (Wa) 1539 <Judge Takemiya> Even taking into account the importance of the plaintiff's source code, the requirement that information
[IP Practice Online] Intellectual property rights and Customs procedures (Attorney Reiko Tonomura)
日本語版 Article information Article type: Lectures and videos Categories: Patents / Trademarks / Designs / Copyright / Other Japanese law Topics: Border enforcement / Exhaustion and parallel imports First published on this website: 2026-10-07 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-07 [IP Practice Online] Intellectual property rights and Customs procedures (Attorney Reiko Tonomura) Customs determination procedures Customs receives written opinions from both the right holder
[Copyright] Osaka District Court, Reiwa 7 (Wa) No. 10048 <Presiding Judge Matsukawa>
日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7512417547481419776-ja Article information Article type: Case note Categories: Copyright Issues: Moral rights First published on this website: October 5, 2026 Case information: [Copyright] Osaka District Court, Reiwa 7 (Wa) No. 10048 <Presiding Judge Matsukawa> Display and classification checked: October 5, 2026 [Copyright] Osaka District Court, Reiwa 7 (Wa) No. 10048 <Presiding Judge Matsukawa> 1. The defendants' unau
[Copyrighted works / trademark rights] Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 3 (Wa) 32244 <Presiding Judge Nakashima>
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[Article] Protection of avatar names and likenesses under intellectual property and other laws (Yasuyuki Echi, Patent, 2025 Special Issue No. 31)
日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511585067928907776-ja Article information Content type: Publication review Categories: Copyright / Trademarks / Unfair competition law / Other Japanese law Issues: Copyrightability / Neighboring rights / Image rights / Publicity rights First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 [Article] Protection of avatar names and likenesses under intellectual property and other laws (Y
<IP Practice Online> “Generative AI and intellectual property rights, etc.” (Attorney Taichi Kakinuma)
日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7511584108058206208-ja Article information Content type: Lectures and videos Categories: Copyright Issues: Generative AI / Copyright limitations / Copyright infringement First published on this site: 2026-10-03 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-03 <IP Practice Online> “Generative AI and intellectual property rights, etc.” (Attorney Taichi Kakinuma) 1. “Development/training” and “generation/use” stages Legal e
