IP High Court, 2017 (Ne) 10068, “Random Packing” Case <Mori>
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Article type: Case note
Category: Other Japanese law
Topics: Indications of goods or business
First published on this website: 2026-11-01
Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026
Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-04-16 (Japan time). Full English translation.
IP High Court, 2017 (Ne) 10068, “Random Packing” Case <Mori>
= First instance: Tokyo District Court, 2015 (Wa) 24688 <Shoji>
= Tokyo High Court, 2003 (Ne) 366, “PC Frame” Case
Fifteen to thirty years had passed since expiration of the utility model rights, and third parties had ample opportunity to enter the market.
⇒ Product configuration qualifies as an “indication of goods or business.”
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