[Trademark] 2024 (Gyo-Ke) 10003 <Miyasaka>

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Article type: Case note

Category: Trademarks

Topics: Distinctiveness

First published on this website: 2026-11-01

Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026

Originally published on Ameblo: 2024-11-22 (Japan time). Full English translation.

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[Trademark] 2024 (Gyo-Ke) 10003 <Miyasaka>

“Seven Types of Body-Structure Analysis” ⇒ No distinctiveness

“Article 3(1)(iii) of the Act concerns ‘a trademark consisting solely of a mark indicating the quality of the services in a commonly used manner’ …; in objectively identifying what an applied-for mark indicates …, assessment must be based on the perceptions of traders and consumers.”

https://www.ip.courts.go.jp/app/files/hanrei_jp/028/093028_hanrei.pdf

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