2020.8.26 Design Overview & Effects of the 2020 Design Law Revision in Japan ( Part 1: Expansion of Protection Targets and Establishment of New Design Rights )
2020.10.15 Trademark Appeal decision report – “HIGHLAND CACAO” was allowed to be registered because the trademark and cited trademark “High Land” are dissimilar
2020.9.29 Trademark Appeal decision report – Trademark “POP DOT” was allowed to be registered because it does not consist solely of a mark indicating, in a common manner, quality and other such characteristics
2020.8.17 Trademark Appeal decision report – Trademark “PPC” was allowed to be registered because appeal examiners did not find that “PPC” (abbreviation of “Personal Information Protection Commission”) was famous in Japan
2020.6.15 Trademark Appeal decision report – INFINITY was allowed to be registered because INFINITY and cited trademark INFINITE are dissimilar
2020.6.4 Trademark Appeal decision report – Ghana was allowed to be registered because it has acquired distinctiveness through use