Design — IP High Court, 2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10113: Article 5(ii), the Hermès Case (Miyasaka)
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Article type: Case note
Categories: Designs
Topics: Confusion, Well-known and famous marks
First published on this website: 2026-10-16
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Case information: 2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10113
Design — IP High Court, 2023 (Gyo-Ke) 10113 (Miyasaka)
Violation of Article 5(ii) of the Design Act (a design likely to cause confusion with an article pertaining to another person’s business).
① The padlock attached at the upper center of the design has the characteristics of Hermès’ H trademark, Registration No. 5864813, which stylizes the Roman letter “H.”
② The H trademark is famous as an indication of source for Hermès.
③ Hermès uses the H trademark on clasps (cadenas).
Originally published: 2025-03-04
Original Japanese post: https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12888606812.html
Reference illustrations: the two original image links were unavailable. These illustrations are from the May 2024 Hatsumei article cited in the original post; identity with the missing images has not been confirmed.
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