[Trademark] 2016 (Gyo-Ke) 10053 <Takabe>

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[Trademark] 2016 (Gyo-Ke) 10053 <Takabe>

*Taking advantage of the fact that the cited mark was unregistered, the applicant intended to free-ride on the business goodwill and customer appeal embodied in it to obtain an unfair profit, and also intended to harm the opponent through reduced DVD sales and the like.

⇒ Violation of Trademark Act Article 4(1)(xix)

https://www.ip.courts.go.jp/app/files/hanrei_jp/070/086070_hanrei.pdf

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