[Trademarks / Similarity] IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) No. 10091 — “Connect One” (Judge Shimizu)
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Category: Trademarks
Topics: Similarity of trademarks
First published on this site: 2026-10-10
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[Trademarks / Similarity] IP High Court, Reiwa 6 (Gyo-Ke) No. 10091 — “Connect One” (Judge Shimizu)
The applied-for mark was held similar to the cited “コネクトワン” (Connect One) mark in standard characters.
The applicant argued that its mark was pronounced “Connect Dot One.” However, where two or more pronunciations arise from a single mark, similarity is not negated if one pronunciation is identical to that of the other mark. (Supreme Court, Showa 37 (O) No. 953)
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