2021.9.30 Trademark Appeal decision report – “Ethical Diamond” was allowed to be registered because it is unreasonable to say that the mark indicates quality and other such characteristic
2021.8.31 Trademark Appeal decision report – “Quick Warmer” was allowed to be registered because it is unreasonable to say that it indicates quality and other such characteristics in fields of the designated goods
2021.7.28 Trademark Appeal decision report -“AI EXPO” was allowed to be registered because it is unreasonable to say that it consists solely of a mark indicating quality and other such characteristics in the fields of the designated services in a common manner
2021.7.1 Trademark Appeal decision report – “adjust” was allowed to be registered because it could be a distinguishing trademark
2021.6.29 Patent Trademark Design Utility Model Remedy for the failure to file by the 30-month deadline for national entry in Japan
2021.6.16 Patent Trademark Design On June 11, 2021, the Japanese Patent Office announced that the signature on a Power of Attorney can be omitted when recording a change of ownership for an issued patent/design/trademark.
2021.4.19 Trademark Appeal decision report – “GREENNOTE” was allowed to be registered because it could be a distinguishing trademark
2021.3.30 Trademark Appeal decision report – “cawaii” was allowed to be registered because “cawaii” and the cited trademark “KAWAII, and KAWAII written in Hiragana and Katakana” are dissimilar
2021.3.18 Patent Trademark Design Utility Model Remedy for the failure to file by the 30-month deadline for national entry in Japan