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Japan Patent & Trademark Update Issue25
2023.11.28
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1. IP High Court Decision on Position Trademark - Scope of Distinctiveness (Seiro Hatano, Seiji Kurishita and Riku Matsumoto)
On August 10, 2023, the Intellectual Property High Court (“IP High Court”) decided against Airwair International Limited (“Airwair”) in regard to an application for a positional trademark for the iconic yellow stitching of the famous brand “Dr. Martens” (2023 (Gyoke) No. 10003). ... Read more >>>
2. Extraterritorial Reach of Japan Patent Law (Shotaro Yoshii)
On May 26, 2023, the Intellectual Property High Court (the IP High Court) rendered an important grand panel decision regarding the extraterritorial application of Japanese patent rights in the case of “production of a network system including a user terminal located in Japan ... Read more >>>
3. Related Design System under the Revised Design Act (Miwa Hayashi, Koji Akanegakubo and Koji Miyake)
Since the revised Design Act (the “Revised Act”) came into effect in 2022, we regularly introduced the details of the Revised Act in the past newsletters (Japan Patent & Trademark Update Issue 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23). In this article, we will introduce the related design system under the Revised Act. ... Read more >>>
4. Comparison between the Accelerated Examination, the Super Accelerated Examination, and the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) (Yuya Kuroda)
Under Japanese patent practice, there are three options to expedite patent application examinations: the Accelerated Examination, the Super Accelerated Examination, and the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH). While any of the three options can be filed ... Read more >>>
5. About TMI
Since our establishment on October 1, 1990, TMI Associates has grown rapidly to become a full-service law firm that offers valuable and comprehensive legal services ... Read
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