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[Trademark] IP High Court, Case No. 2025 (Gyo-ke) 10066

"AFURI / 阿夫利" (Presiding Judge Hasegawa) The plaintiff (AFURI) had brought a trademark infringement action concerning the sake "雨降 (Afuri)" sold by the defendant (Yoshikawa Jozo). The defendant (Yoshikawa Jozo) requested a trial for invalidation of the plaintiff's "AFURI / 阿夫利" trademark in the alcoholic beverages field, asserting similarity to the cited trademark "阿夫利大山."

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