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Japanese Patent Office Refuses Request To Register Demon Slayer Costume
The Japanese Patent Office issued a "Notice of Reasons for Refusal," stating that the trademark coul...
JPO Refuses Request To Register Demon Slayer Costume
The request to register Tanjiro's costume pattern as intellectual property was refused by the Japane...
Japan's IP Experts
Asia IP reveals the 2021's top 50 IP Experts of Japan!
Mitsuhiro Imamura joins K&L Gates; firm can now file Japanese IP applications
Tokyo-based Imamura joins with team of paralegals from DLA Piper.
Vietnam’s Luc Ngan lychee gets GI certification in Japan
Several benefits come with GI protection in Japan, one of Vietnam’s key import partners.
Japan rejects bid from China to use “AINU” trademark for products
A Chinese IP expert thinks the rejection is reasonable as any other country would do the same to pro...
Chanel Loses Attempt to Block Japanese Trademark Registration of “Gonna Getcha”
The decision was handed down by the Opposition Board of the Japan Patent Office (JPO) on October 20,...
Japanese government starts to consider issues of cosplay
Taxation on commercial cosplay activity is on the horizon.