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News & Analysis (69)
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April 23, 2025 | Comment In first-to-file regime, GMO Media common phrase trademark stirs Japan dispute
...Patent Office revoked the registration in 2023.— Defensive trademark —According to the JPO, GMO Media...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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April 21, 2025 | Insight Japanese court upholds Aleph's trademark against Japanese firm's invalidation claim
...Patent Office, or JPO, decision on its trademark invalidation suit.The case revolves around the alleged...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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April 16, 2025 | Insight Broad Institute's CRISPR patent invalidated by JPO over priority rights
...Patent Office, or JPO, of its invalidation petition concerning a CRISPR patent held by the University...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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April 09, 2025 | Insight Panasonic invalidation win against RED.com's video-camera patent to be decided by IP court
...Patent Office, or JPO, following a challenge by Panasonic Holdings....
Sections: Intellectual Property
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April 08, 2025 | Insight Japan's IP high court reverses wire die patent amendment over new technical info
...Patent Office, or JPO, accepted these amendments....
Sections: Intellectual Property
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April 08, 2025 | Official Statement JPO registers first trademark under consent system
...MLex Summary: The Japan Patent Office yesterday registered for the first time a trademark under the consent...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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April 01, 2025 | Insight Japan's mascot trademark clash rules local fame isn't enough
...Patent Office, or JPO, allowing a private individual to register a trademark already in use for a local...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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March 31, 2025 | Insight Japan court overturns patent office, clarifies obviousness in drone patent dispute
...Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court overturned a ruling by the Japan Patent Office, or JPO, ...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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March 24, 2025 | Official Statement JPO boasts record patent-examination speed, AI initiatives in report
...MLex Summary: The Japan Patent Office released its status report for 2025, highlighting the JPO's achievements...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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March 21, 2025 | Insight Japan IP court upholds breast augmentation formula patent in key case
...Additionally, the patent and utility model examination guidelines of the Japan Patent Office, or JPO,...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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March 17, 2025 | Insight Conart founder loses Japan trademark battle; licensor's registration reinstated
...Patent Office, or JPO, to cancel these registrations....
Sections: Intellectual Property
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March 11, 2025 | Insight Japanese court rules in favor of clear use-agreements in ramen name dispute
...Patent Office, or JPO, of the Japan No. 3105120 “Taishoken” trademark owned by the defendant....
Sections: Intellectual Property
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March 05, 2025 | Insight Japan IP court upholds JPO's rejection of 'GIANNI VALENTINO' trademark
...The Japan Patent Office’s cancellation of the trademark “GIANNI VALENTINO” was upheld by Japan’s Intellectual...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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March 05, 2025 | Official Statement JPO's planned revisions to patent enforcement rules open for comment
...MLex Summary: The Japan Patent Office has opened for public comment planned amendments to the Ordinances...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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February 27, 2025 | Insight Japanese court reverses JPO decision on Taiwanese shoe brand's 'INTUITION' trademark use
...The Intellectual Property High Court of Japan has overturned a decision by the Japan Patent Office to...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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February 26, 2025 | Insight Japan IP court upholds drug patent while citing insufficiency in prior art evidence
...Patent Office, or JPO, arguing that the patent, Japan No. 4376630, lacked novelty and inventive step...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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February 19, 2025 | Insight Tokyo clinic wins big as Japan's IP appeals court triples trademark damages
...Patent Office, or JPO, in October 2021.According to the IP court verdict, this was because the plaintiff...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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February 18, 2025 | Official Statement JPO meets with Japanese medical diagnostic company Sysmex to discuss IP
...MLex Summary: Japan Patent Office Commissioner Yota Ono met with leaders of Japanese medical diagnostic...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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February 17, 2025 | Insight Tokyo court sides with US skateboarder in IP dispute with Sakura International
...The Intellectual Property High Court last year upheld the Japan Patent Office’s invalidation decisions...
Sections: Intellectual Property
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February 14, 2025 | Official Statement JPO meets with Gulf Cooperation Council to discuss counterfeit measures
...MLex Summary: The Japan Patent Office met with officials from the Gulf Cooperation Council on Jan. 24...
Sections: Intellectual Property and Trade
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