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Japan IP court overturns JPO trademark refusal in restaurant-logo case

By Toko Sekiguchi ( November 12, 2025, 07:51 GMT | Insight) -- Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court overturned a patent office decision that refused registration of a restaurant logo mark, ruling that the patent office relied too heavily on a shared word commonly used across the food industry.Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court overturned a patent office decision that refused registration of a restaurant logo mark, ruling that the patent office relied too heavily on a shared word commonly used across the food industry....

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