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| 74. | The Japanese Legal Implications of ChatGPT & Generative AI, August 2023 (as published in Sweet & Maxwell's Computer and Telecommunications Law Review, Vol 29, Issue 6, page 95-98) |
| 73. | Truth in Advertising—Japan Unfair Competition and Misleading Advertising Legal Framework, July 2023 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 45, Issue 8, page 492-497) |
| 72. | Louboutin's unfair competition claim red-carded by Tokyo district court, September 2022 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 44, Issue 9, page 567-570) |
| 71. | University of Oxford Trumped by Unauthorised Clothing-related Oxford Mark in Japanese Trade Mark Opposition, September 2021 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 43, Issue 9, page 612-617) |
| 70. | Tracing the Japanese pandemic Yokai Trademark filing outbreak, May 2021 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 43, Issue 5, page 298-305) |
| 69. | Japan confers unfair competition protection on "Big Data", February 2020 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 42, Issue 2, page 134-136) |
| 68. | Crabs, convenience stores and coffee houses - Trademark and unfair competition protection for store front trade dress in Japan, May 2019 (as published in Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Vol. 14, No. 5, page 379–386) |
| 67. | Godzilla Crushes Guzzilla in Demolition Equipment Trade Mark Battle, April 2019 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 41, Issue 4, page 252-255) |
| 66. | Ultraman vanquished Aston Martin and Bentley: Japanese trade mark opposition and invalidation outcomes and trends, October 2018 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 40, Issue 10, page 675-687) |
| 65. | MUJI punishes Cainz in Japanese unfair competition victory, August 2018 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 40, Issue 8, page 547-550) |
| 64. | Mizuno Triumphs in IP High Court Trade Mark Battle, June 2018 (as published in Journal of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand, Issue 112, page 58-60) |
| 63. | The God of Ramen Rebuffed: Trade Marks and Full Names in Japan, July 2017 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 39, Issue 7, page 445-449) |
| 62. | FRANK MIURA mauls FRANK MUELLER in stunning Japan Trademark Mêlée, October 2016 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 38, Issue 10, page 644-652) |
| 61. | Non-traditional trade marks thriving in Japan, June 2016 (as published in Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Vol. 11, No. 6, page 413-425) |
| 60. | Flat Screen Display Material IGZO Trademark Invalidated by Japan IP High Court, September 2015 (as published in World Intellectual Property Report Vol. 29, No. 9, page 40-41) |
| 59. | Breweries Battle over Intellectual Property and Innovation in Japan, May 2015 (as published in World Intellectual Property Report Vol. 29, No. 5, page 43-44) |
| 58. | Expanding the realm of the senses: non-traditional trade marks in Japan, November 2014 (as published in Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Vol. 9, No. 11, page 909-914) |
| 57. | Stella McCartney Succumbs in Japanese St Ella Trademark Invalidation, September 2014 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 36, Issue 9, page 606-608) |
| 56. | Misleading Cola Advertising Questioned by Regulator, September 2013 (as published in Journal of the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand, Issue 94, page 87-89) |
| 55. | Famous Auto Brands Flagged to Victory by IP High Court of Japan, August 2013 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 35, Issue 8, page 490-492) |
| 54. | Perfetti v Rakuten: A kyosaku - a wake-up stick against online marketplace operators, August 2013 (as published in Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Vol. 8, No. 8, page 624-640) |
| 53. | Refuting Trademark Registrations in Japan - A Lesson from Amazon/Apple Appstore Case, July 2013 (as published in World Intellectual Property Report Vol. 27, No. 7, page 47-48) |
| 52. | Online Counterfeiting Trends and Anti-Counterfeiting Measures in Japan, June 2013 (as published in World Intellectual Property Report Vol. 27, No. 6, page 40-41) |
| 51. | Intellectual Property High Court of Japan rescues TARZAN trade mark in distress, April 2013 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 35, Issue 4, page 228-230) |
| 50. | Pink Lady Publicity Rights Pursed by Supreme Court of Japan, Dec. 2012 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 34, Issue 12, page 879-882) |
| 49. | Intellectual Property High Court of Japan's Sweet Valentine to Trademark Owners, July 2012 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 34, Issue 8, page 555-558) |
| 48. | Can't get no satisfaction: Rolling Stones litigate in Japan, March 2011 (as published in Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Vol. 6, No. 3, page 183-192) |
| 47. | No Trademark Secondary Liability for Japanese Online Shopping Operator, Dec 2010 (as published in World Intellectual Property Report Vol. 24, No. 12, page 11-12) |
| 46. | IP High Court of Japan Trademark Similarity & Invalidity Trends, Aug 2010 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 32, Issue 8, page N64-N67) |
| 45. | Tongue Tied - Rolling Stones Loses Japanese Trademark Opposition, Sep 2010 (as published in World Intellectual Property Report Vol. 24, No. 9, page 38-39) |
| 44. | Japan Intellectual Property High Court Immobilizes 'berry mobile' Mark, June 2010 (as published in World Intellectual Property Report Vol. 24, No. 6, page 8-9) |
| 43. | Recent Japanese Trademark Invalidation Trends, May 2010 (as published in World Intellectual Property Report Vol. 24, No. 5, page 37-39) |
| 42. | Japan's IP High Court finds 3D seashell chocolate bar shape inherently distinctive and registrable without secondary meaning evidence, July 2009 (as published in Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Vol. 4, No. 7, page 461-463) |
| 41. | Sound & Non-Traditional Trademark Developments in Japan, March 2009 (as published in World Intellectual Property Report Vol. 23, No. 3, page 10) |
| 40. | Three-dimensional cola bottle shape distinctive on the evidence, November 2008 (as published in Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Vol. 3, No. 12, page 752-754) |
| 39. | Dilution in Asia Pacific, May 2008 (as published in TRADEMARK WORLDextra INTA 2008 Supplement - THE DILUTION DEBATE, Page 18-24) |
| 38. | 2007 - A Busy Year in Japanese Trademark Law, March 2008 (as published in TRADEMARK WORLD, No. 205, Page 33-36) |
| 37. | Osaka High Court Upholds Dismissal of Unfair Competition Action, January 2008 (as published in World Intellectual Property Report Vol. 22, No. 1, page 10-11) |
| 36. | Intellectual Property High Court of Japan denies registration of trade mark for market leading multi-million dollar beer product on non-distinctive grounds, October 2007 (as published in Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Vol. 2, No. 10, page 643-645) |
| 35. | Cubs Win! Mark Slides Home Safely at Intellectual Property High Court of Japan, September 2007 (as published in World Intellectual Property Report Vol. 21, No. 9, page 6-8) |
| 34. | To a hammer, everything looks like a nail, August 2007 (as published in Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Vol. 2, No. 8, page 519-523) |
| 33. | Unauthorized Ice Skating Maneuver Trademark Slips on Thin Ice - Famous Names and Trademarks in Japan, July 2007 (as published in World Intellectual Property Report Vol. 21, No. 7, page 33-35) |
| 32. | Applauding Good Work - Important legislative changes to Japan's trademark and design laws, March 2007 (as published in TRADEMARK WORLD, No. 195, Page 18-19) |
| 31. | IP High Court Confirms Generics' Pharmaceutical Trade Dress Victories, November 2006 (as published in World Intellectual Property Report Vol. 20, No. 11, page 9-10) |
| 30. | A Bitter Pill, October 2006 (as published in Managing Intellectual Property, Issue 163, Oct. 2006 / Page 22-26) |
| 29. | Japanese Developments - A round-up of important trademark cases recently heard in Japan, September 2006 (as published in TRADEMARK WORLD, No. 190, Page 22) |
| 28. | Enhanced Protection Under Japan's Unfair Competition Prevention Law, June 2006 (as published in World Intellectual Property Report, Vol. 20 No. 6, page 9-10) |
| 27. | Japan's regional wealth multiplier, May 2006 (as published in Managing Intellectual Property, Issue 159, May. 2006 / Page 26-29) |
| 26. | New collective trademark regime will protect well-known geographic marks, September 2005 (as published in World Intellectual Property Report, Vol. 19 No. 9, page 5-6) |
| 25. | Trademark Opposition Decision based on Public Morality, November 2004 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol. 26, Issue 11, Nov. 2004/page N188-N190) |
| 24. | International Searching & Clearance - Asia Pacific Considerations, May 2003 (as presented at 2003 INTA Annual Meeting) |
| 23. | Pirate Mark Invalidated on Public Order & Morality Grounds, January 2003 (as published in TRADEMARK WORLD, No. 153, Page 27) |
| 22. | Distinctiveness - Recent Court Decisions, August 2002 (as published in European Intellectual Property Report Vol. 24, Issue 8 Page N-129) |
| 21. | No Small Beer - Unfair Competition Litigation brewing in Japan, June/July 2002 (as published in TRADEMARK WORLD, No. 148, Page 14-16) |
| 20. | Japanese court refuses trade mark protection for retail services, March 2002 (as published in Managing Intellectual Property, Issue 117, Mar. 2002 / Page 16-17) |
| 19. | Japan's Supreme Court halts "Polo" free-rider, January 2002 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 24, Issue 1, Jan. 2002 / Page N-2 - N-3) |
| 18. | Registration of Famous Persons' Names EINSTEIN Opposition, Sep. 2001 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 23, Issue 9, Sep. 2001 / Page 136-138) |
| 17. | Japan's Progressive Trademark Law Developments Usher in New Millennium, Apr. 2001 (as published in TRADEMARK WORLD, No.136, Apr. 2001 / Page 46-47) |
| 16. | Toilet-maker loses domain name battle, Feb. 2001 (as published in Managing Intellectual Property, No.106, Feb. 2001 / Page 11-12) |
| 15. | Keeping up with the Joneses, Oct. 2000 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol. 22, Issue 10, Oct. 2000 / Page 494-496) |
| 14. | A grande storm in a latte cup, Sep. 2000 (as published in Managing Intellectual Property, Issue 102, Sep. 2000 / Page 10-11) |
| 13. | New Madrid Protocol Rules Come into Effect, May 2000 (as published in World Intellectual Property Report, Vol 14, No.5, page 147 to 148) |
| 12. | Chanel (Chanel SA v. Hanako Kono) turns the tide in Japan snack bar wars, Sept 1999 (as published in Trademark World, No. 120 page 29-32) |
| 11. | Japan Tackles the Technology Tsunami, September 1999 (as published in Managing Intellectual Property, No. 82, page 66-68) |
| 10. | Japan Reforms Trademark & Patent Laws in Pro-Owner Moves, June/July 1999 (as published in IP ASIA, Vol. 12, No. 6, page 3-6) |
| 9. | Are You Shogun of Your Own Domain - Trademarks and Domain Names in Japan, Apr. 1999 (as published in World Intellectual Property Report, Vol. 13 No. 4, page 136-137) |
| 8. | Tamagotchi Hatches Expedited Trademark Examination in Japan, Feb. 1999 (as published in TRADEMARK WORLD, No.114, Feb. 1999 / Page 15-18) |
| 7. | Japan's New Trademark Law, May/June 1997 (as published in IP ASIA, Volume 10, No.4, page 39-43) |
| 6. | A Bigen or not a Bigen, that is the Question, - The Novigen & Tokiotec Cases, November 1996 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 18, Issue 11, page 640-644) |
| 5. | Biochemistry Laboratory TK v Zenoa KK. Tokyo High Court, June 1996 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 18, Issue 6, page D169-170) |
| 4. | Written in Tea Leaves: The Kyoto Persimmon Tea Case, February 1996 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol 18, Issue 2, page 107-109) |
| 3. | Judgment of Similarities in Japanese Trademark Law - The Mikron & Gibelty Cases, September 1995 (as published in European Intellectual Property Review, Vol. 17, Issue 9, page 456-458) |
| 2. | Proposed Trademark Law Amendments seek International Harmony, July/August 1995 (as published in IP ASIA, No. 6, page 23-26) |
| 1. | Japan: Highlight of Amendments to the Unfair Competition Prevention Law and an Outline of the New Law, Feb. 1995 (as published in Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, Feb.1995 / Page 175-182) |
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