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Japan court bans Orbic name, trademarks after finding confusion with OBIC brand

By Toko Sekiguchi ( December 3, 2025, 08:35 GMT | Insight) -- Japan IT firm OBIC secured a sweeping win in the Tokyo District Court under the country’s Unfair Competition Prevention Act, with judges finding that US smartphone brand Orbic’s device trademarks and company name were likely to confuse consumers familiar with OBIC’s long-established presence in the domestic IT market.Japan IT firm OBIC secured a sweeping win in the Tokyo District Court under the country’s Unfair Competition Prevention Act, with judges finding that US smartphone brand Orbic’s device trademarks and company name were likely to confuse consumers familiar with OBIC’s long-established presence in the domestic IT market....

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