[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] 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 [
Trademark — IP High Court, 2023 (Ne) 10091: “Gendai no Riron” (Miyasaka)
* No abuse of rights. Ultimately, the defendant nonprofit organization’s failure to register the trademark was the reason it lost. As a member of the “Gendai no Riron Editorial Committee,” the plaintiff has published an electronic edition of “Gendai no Riron” since 2014. The defe
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[Claim for contractual penalties] Osaka District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) No. 829 (Judge Matsuami)
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む Article information Article type: Case note Categories: Trademarks, Unfair competition law, Other Japanese law Topics: Trademark use, Trade secrets, Contracts First published on this website: 2026-10-16 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-17 Case information: Reiwa 5 (Wa) No. 829 [Claim for contractual penalties] Osaka District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) No. 829 (Judge Matsuami) The defendant had been a franchisee but terminated the contra
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[Article / Trademarks] Non-trademark use to avoid conflict (Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Patent, May 2025)
Five points for assessing non-trademark use are organized. <Practical steps to avoid conflict> ① Step 1: Consider descriptiveness
[Trademarks] IP High Court, Reiwa 7 (Ne) 10068, “2ch” (Presiding Judge Moritomi)
(First instance: Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 6 (Wa) 70003) The first-instance judgment (Tokyo District Court) that Internet forwarding settings and an on-screen video display did not infringe the “2ch” trademark was upheld.
[Trademark] Osaka High Court, Reiwa 3 (Ne) 2608, the Roller Sticker case
日本語版 / Japanese version Article information Type: Case note Classification: Trademarks Topics: Trademark infringement, Trademark use First published on this site: 2023-12-02 Case number: Reiwa 3 (Ne) 2608 Display and classification checked: 2026-11-14 [Trademark] Osaka High Court, Reiwa 3 (Ne) 2608, the Roller Sticker case * Removing a trademark does not constitute trademark infringement ‘Removing and erasing a trademark ... in the distribution process ... and distributing
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