[Unfair Competition Prevention Act/Misleading Indications of Quality] Tokyo District Court, 2022 (Wa) 2551, “Food Waste Processor” Case <Kokubu>
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Article type: Case note
Category: Unfair competition law
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First published on this website: 2026-11-01
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Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-01-18 (Japan time). Full English translation.
[Unfair Competition Prevention Act/Misleading Indications of Quality] Tokyo District Court, 2022 (Wa) 2551, “Food Waste Processor” Case <Kokubu>
*The stated sales performance differed from the facts.
⇒ Sales performance lends authority to goods as being of superior quality and gives consumers reassurance; the indication therefore misleads consumers as to quality.
⇒ No rebuttal of the damages amount calculated from marginal profit!!
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