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[Trademark/Management of Affairs without Mandate] 2018 (Ne) 10074 <Takabe>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Trademarks, Patents Topics: Damages First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-05-07 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12901070058.html [Trademark/Management of Affairs without Mandate] 2018 (Ne) 10074 <Takabe> The request for procedures to register transfer of
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[Article/Trademark] The Possibility of Trademark Parody under Japanese Law: The SHI-SA Case (Takuto Hirasawa, 2009)
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Publication review Category: Trademarks, Unfair competition law Topics: Confusion First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-05-04 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12900086657.html [Article/Trademark] The Possibility of Trademark Parody under Japanese Law: The SHI-SA Case (Takuto H
[Trademark] 2024 (Gyo-Ke) 10029 <Nakadaira>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Trademarks Topics: — First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-05-08 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12901314009.html [Trademark] 2024 (Gyo-Ke) 10029 <Nakadaira> Applied-for mark: “Ma-kun” Cited mark: “Markun.” ⇒ Similar (violation of Article 4(1)(xi)) (Ex
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[Trademark] 2016 (Gyo-Ke) 10053 <Takabe>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Trademarks Topics: — First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-05-07 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12901068951.html [Trademark] 2016 (Gyo-Ke) 10053 <Takabe> *Taking advantage of the fact that the cited mark was unregistered, the applicant intended to free-r
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[Trademark/Non-Use Cancellation] 2020 (Gyo-Ke) 10114 <Otaka>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Trademarks Topics: — First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-05-03 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12899720600.html [Trademark/Non-Use Cancellation] 2020 (Gyo-Ke) 10114 <Otaka> Settlement agreement: “Do not interfere with the plaintiffs' trade-name and trad
[Freedom to Choose One's Occupation] 2022 (Ne) 10059 <Honda>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Trademarks, Copyright Topics: — First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-04-26 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12897551043.html [Freedom to Choose One's Occupation] 2022 (Ne) 10059 <Honda> *Post-contract restrictions imposed by a talent agency were held cont
[Trademark] Kobe District Court, 1995 (Wa) 661, “Chafukumame”
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Trademarks Topics: — First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-04-08 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12893042443.html [Trademark] Kobe District Court, 1995 (Wa) 661, “Chafukumame” • A coined term • General consumers encounter the name “Chafukumame” mostly th
[Article/Trademark] A Functional Examination of the Theory of Trademark Use (2) (Takuto Hirasawa, Intellectual Property Law and Policy Journal, 2017)
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Publication review Category: Trademarks Topics: Confusion, Trademark use First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-02-27 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12887985939.html [Article/Trademark] A Functional Examination of the Theory of Trademark Use (2) (Takuto Hirasawa, Intellectual
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[Trademark] 2024 (Gyo-Ke) 10030, “Remote Champagne” <Hibiku Shimizu>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Trademarks Topics: — First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-01-29 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12884272998.html [Trademark] 2024 (Gyo-Ke) 10030, “Remote Champagne” <Hibiku Shimizu> The applicant argues that the term means sending champagne or similar gi
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[Trademark] 2010 (Gyo-Ke) 10101 — Applied-for mark “Kitto, Sakura Saku yo” + a cherry-blossom-petal design
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Trademarks Topics: — First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-01-18 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12882961744.html [Trademark] 2010 (Gyo-Ke) 10101 Applied-for mark: “Kitto, Sakura Saku yo” (Surely, the cherry blossoms will bloom for you) + a cherry-blossom
