[Unfair Competition Prevention Act / Imitation of configuration]
Tokyo District Court, Case No. 2024 (Wa) 70219 (Presiding Judge Sugiura) (Translation of the quoted judgment)
[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.
[Unfair Competition Prevention Act, Article 2(1)(iii)] Tokyo District Court, Heisei 29 (Wa) 21145 <Sato>
日本語版 / Japanese version Article information Type: Case note Classification: Unfair competition law Topics: Product configuration imitation First published on this site: 2023-12-22 Case number: Heisei 29 (Wa) 21145 Display and classification checked: 2026-11-14 [Unfair Competition Prevention Act, Article 2(1)(iii)] Tokyo District Court, Heisei 29 (Wa) 21145 <Sato> * ‘Goods’ under the Unfair Competition Prevention Act include intangible things The plaintiff's software has eco
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