IP High Court, 2017 (Ne) 10068, “Random Packing” Case <Mori>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Other Japanese law Topics: Indications of goods or business First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-04-16 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12894063622.html IP High Court, 2017 (Ne) 10068, “Random Packing” Case <Mori> = First instance: Tokyo District Court, 2
[Unfair Competition Prevention Act] 2021 (Wa) 29242 <Kokubu> — “teamLab”
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Unfair competition law Topics: Indications of goods or business First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-02-10 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12885852447.html [Unfair Competition Prevention Act] 2021 (Wa) 29242 <Kokubu> Although the indication currently qua
[Unfair Competition Prevention Act Article 2(1)(i)] 2023 (Wa) 70654 <Nakashima>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Unfair competition law Topics: Indications of goods or business First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-11-27 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12876512673.html [Unfair Competition Prevention Act Article 2(1)(i)] 2023 (Wa) 70654 <Nakashima> *A book title was
[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
“Dr. Martens’ Yellow Stitching” [Trademark] 2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10003 [Unfair Competition Prevention Act] 2023 (Ne) 10048
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Trademarks, Unfair competition law Topics: Well-known and famous marks, Indications of goods or business First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-07-01 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12858278614.html “Dr. Martens' Yellow Stitching” [Trademark] 2023 (Gyo-Ke)
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[Article / Unfair Competition Prevention Act, Article 2(1)(i)] Protection of product packaging consisting of weakly distinctive elements — Suntory Black Oolong Tea case (Yukari Hira, Intellectual P...
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む Article information Article type: Publication review Categories: Unfair competition law Topics: Indications of goods or business, Confusion First published on this website: 2026-10-16 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-17 [Article / Unfair Competition Prevention Act, Article 2(1)(i)] Protection of product packaging consisting of weakly distinctive elements — Suntory Black Oolong Tea case (Yukari Hira, Intellectual Property Law and
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[Unfair competition] IP High Court, Heisei 31 (Ne) No. 10002 (Judge Otaka)
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む Article information Article type: Case note Categories: Unfair competition law Topics: Indications of goods or business, Confusion First published on this website: 2026-10-16 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-17 Case information: Heisei 31 (Ne) No. 10002 [Unfair competition] IP High Court, Heisei 31 (Ne) No. 10002 (Judge Otaka) A violation of Article 2(1)(i) of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act was found for products whose cus
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Osaka District Court, Case No. 2024 (Wa) 12861 [Chidoriya] (Presiding Judge Matsuami) *Status as an indication of goods or business denied.
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Osaka District Court, Case No. 2023 (Wa) 12720 [Building component: K-type frame] (Presiding Judge Matsuami) <1> No grounds for return of retirement benefits
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