Yukari Ueda Articles of Articles
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Trademark Law, Article 4 (1) (xi): Letters of Consent
Introduction of Letters of ConsentIf an applied-for trademark is identical with or similar to prior marks and designates goods/services identical with or similar to goods/services designated in the prior marks, the applied-for trademark will be rejected. Because letters of consent were not acceptabl
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IP High Court Finds a Trademark Registration Very Similar to “GODZILLA” Invalid
The Intellectual Property High Court (IPHC) judged on July 19, 2023 that a trademark registration of “GUZZILLA” (Japanese Trademark Registration No. 6143667, as shown below) owned by a Japanese construction machinery component manufacturer, Taguchi Industrial Co. Ltd. (Appellant), could cause confus