[Trademark] 2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10087, “Sankin Kogyo” Case <Hibiku Shimizu>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Trademarks, Patents Topics: Confusion First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-10-08 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12937191760.html [Trademark] 2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10087, “Sankin Kogyo” Case <Hibiku Shimizu> The “Sankin” portion of the trademark at issue, “Sank
[U.S. Patents] Cloud of Change v. NCR (Fed. Cir. 2024)
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: United States Topics: Confusion First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-06-19 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12911406750.html [U.S. Patents] Cloud of Change v. NCR (Fed. Cir. 2024) The court examined in detail who constitutes the entity “using” a claimed s
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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
[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
[Trademark] Tokyo High Court, 2001 (Gyo-Ke) 363 <Nagai>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Trademarks Topics: Confusion First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-01-17 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12882765471.html [Trademark] Tokyo High Court, 2001 (Gyo-Ke) 363 <Nagai> Applied-for mark: “Hoo” (phoenix) Cited mark: “Hoo” (treasure cherry blossom
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[Trademark] 2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10067 <Honda> — Comparing the “O!O!” Portion of the Registered Mark with the Cited Mark
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Trademarks Topics: Distinctiveness, Similarity of trademarks, Confusion First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-08-15 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12863713938.html [Trademark] 2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10067 <Honda>Separating and assessing the essential part of a com
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[Trademark] 2023 (Ne) 10011 “Undetectable Double Eyelids” Case <Hibiku Shimizu> — Dissimilar + Not Use as a Trademark
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note 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: 2024-08-16 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12863825783.html [Trademark] 2023 (Ne) 10011 “Undetectable Double Eyelids” Case <Hibiku Shimizu> Plaintiff's mark (two lines) “Barenai [
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[Unfair Competition Prevention Act j] 2023 (Ne) 10048 “Dr. Martens” <Miyasaka>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Trademarks, Unfair competition law Topics: Distinctiveness, Confusion First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-08-22 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12864549172.html [Unfair Competition Prevention Act j] 2023 (Ne) 10048 “Dr. Martens” <Miyasaka> (1) Yellow we
[Unfair Competition Prevention Act] 2023 (Ne) 10012 <Shoji>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Unfair competition law Topics: Confusion, Indications of goods or business First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-08-11 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12863239752.html [Unfair Competition Prevention Act] 2023 (Ne) 10012 <Shoji> The shape of AstraZeneca's
Design — IP High Court, 2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10113: Article 5(ii), the Hermès Case (Miyasaka)
Violation of Article 5(ii) of the Design Act (a design likely to cause confusion with an article pertaining to another person’s business). ① The padlock attached at the upper center of the design has the characteristics of Hermès’ H trademark, Registration No. 5864813, which styl
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