[Trademark] 2024 (Gyo-Ke) 10029 <Nakadaira>
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Article type: Case note
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First published on this website: 2026-11-01
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Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-05-08 (Japan time). Full English translation.
[Trademark] 2024 (Gyo-Ke) 10029 <Nakadaira>
Applied-for mark: “Ma-kun”
Cited mark: “Markun.”
⇒ Similar (violation of Article 4(1)(xi))
(Excerpt from the court's reasoning)
Neither the applied-for mark nor the cited mark gives rise to a particular concept, so they cannot be compared conceptually …. Moreover, the differences in appearance … cannot be said to make a strong impression …. Consumers can hardly be said to perceive those differences as outweighing the identical pronunciation …. When observed separately at different times and places, …the marks are similar and liable to be confused with one another ….
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