[Claim for contractual penalties] Osaka District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) No. 829 (Judge Matsuami)
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Article type: Case note
Categories: Trademarks, Unfair competition law, Other Japanese law
Topics: Trademark use, Trade secrets, Contracts
First published on this website: 2026-10-16
Display and classification checked: 2026-10-17
Case information: Reiwa 5 (Wa) No. 829
[Claim for contractual penalties] Osaka District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) No. 829 (Judge Matsuami)
The defendant had been a franchisee but terminated the contract and continued operating an English conversation school at the same location.
→ An employee of the plaintiff attended a consultation session and persistently requested a leaflet. The defendant distributed an old leaflet but explained that the school had closed as a Wam school.
→ This did not constitute trademark “use.”
The allegation of unlawful use of trade secrets was also rejected because the “learning instruction know-how” asserted by the plaintiff lacked specificity.
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