[Trademark] 2010 (Gyo-Ke) 10171 <Nakano>
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Article type: Case note
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Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-01-17 (Japan time). Full English translation.
[Trademark] 2010 (Gyo-Ke) 10171 <Nakano>
Applied-for mark: “BOOKING. COM”
Cited mark: “Bukkingu” (Booking)
Appearance: considerably different
Pronunciation: generally shared
Concept: partially shared in the sense of “reservation”
Actual circumstances of trade: in a non-use cancellation trial requested after the original trial decision, the cited mark was found not to have been used.
⇒ Article 4(1)(xi): dissimilar

Translator’s notes (editorial)
The source says “in mark” (in shohyo) in the non-use discussion, apparently a typographical shortening of cited mark; rendered as cited mark in context.
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