Japan IP Court bars former cram-school franchisees from using chain's name
By Toko Sekiguchi ( May 25, 2026, 08:47 GMT | Insight) -- Japan’s IP High Court upheld a ruling barring former cram-school franchise operators from continuing to use a tutoring chain’s trademarks, company names and internet domain names after termination of their franchise agreement, while affirming roughly 360 million yen in damages and related payments.Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court upheld a Tokyo District Court ruling ordering former regional operators of a national cram-school franchise to stop using the chain’s trademarks, trade names and related internet domain names, affirming roughly 360 million yen ($2.3 million) in damages and related payments in a sprawling dispute over post-termination franchise operations, royalty reporting and unfair competition....
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