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[Unfair Competition Prevention Act / Imitation of configuration]
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む [Unfair Competition Prevention Act / Imitation of configuration] Tokyo District Court, Case No. 2024 (Wa) 70219 (Presiding Judge Sugiura) (Translation of the quoted judgment) "… At least difference 3 cannot be described as a trivial difference, and therefore they cannot be described as substantially identical in configuration." Assessment of difference 3 (the external rear pocket, "ルーポケット") ● The defendant's product has an external pocket o
[Unfair Competition Prevention Act / Imitation of configuration]
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む [Unfair Competition Prevention Act / Imitation of configuration] Case No. 2025 (Ne) 10055 (Presiding Judge Hasegawa) Substantial identity of configuration denied The survey at issue did not use close-up photographs of the coats, but had respondents compare overall images of unknown resolution on mobile phones or computer screens. The impression obtained differs from that obtained by actually holding and observing the products. Only 41.0% to
