[Unfair Competition Prevention Act/Misleading Indications of Quality] Tokyo District Court, 2022 (Wa) 2551, “Food Waste Processor” Case <Kokubu>

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First published on this website: 2026-11-01

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[Unfair Competition Prevention Act/Misleading Indications of Quality] Tokyo District Court, 2022 (Wa) 2551, “Food Waste Processor” Case <Kokubu>

*The stated sales performance differed from the facts.

⇒ Sales performance lends authority to goods as being of superior quality and gives consumers reassurance; the indication therefore misleads consumers as to quality.

⇒ No rebuttal of the damages amount calculated from marginal profit!!

https://www.courts.go.jp/app/files/hanrei_jp/506/092506_hanrei.pdf

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