Newsletter (No.42) July 2024

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We are now introducing practical legal information on our homepage which especially focuses on Court Decisions related to IP rights.

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 This Newsletter summarizes legal information updated in the latest one month.

*PATENT

 *TRADEMARK

 *DESIGN

Simple introduction for many cases.

 *Unfair Competition Prevention ACT

【Unfair Competition Prevention Act★】A case in which the Intellectual Property High Court maintained the District Court’s decision, holding that the form of the Appellee’s goods has so-called special distinctiveness and is well-known, and thus falls under the category of well-known indications of goods, etc., and since the form of the Appellant’s goods 1 and 2 is similar to that of the Appellee’s goods in such a way that is likely to create confusion with the Appellee’s products, it is judged to fall under Article 2, paragraph 1, item 1 of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act.

Hideki Takaishi (Attorney at Law & Patent Attorney) (Publishing Manager)

Nakamura & Partners

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*The content of this newsletter provides general information and is not legal advice.