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Jul 24, 2019 · Are we allowed to use a company name (trade name) that is the same as or similar to another company name established in Japan? Answer: Using the business name and the same trade name registered under another business and, when the location of the office is the same as the location of another corporation is not allowed.
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- The “New-Type” Trademarks
- Protection of Trademarks About Retailers, etc.
This system refers to visual logotypes and divides trademarks into groups based on the type of the visual elements it contains. Under Japanese Trademark Law, trademarks are categorized as follows: 1. Consisting of characters. For example, names of the companies written in Japanese characters called kanji, Latin or Cyrillic alphabetic letters, etc.,...
A “New-type trademark” was previously not in the scope of trademark protections because they differ from the standard practices. However, nowadays almost anything that a human can perceive through the five senses and use this information to identify the brand can become a trademark. In 2015, these types of trademarks came under legal protection bec...
Under the 2006 revision of the Trademark Law, “Retail services, etc.” are now accepted as designated services in order to protect the names of retail and wholesale stores as well as mail-order businesses, including online stores. Collective Trademark Registration is a system that was included in the 1996 revision of the law. It allows the registrat...
Personal Hankos bear the name of the owner while corporate seals bear company’s name. It is important to get your name correctly spelled on your stamps so that they have legal power. The best option is to use the same spelling as in your passport or a residence card.
Mar 6, 2023 · Per the IRS, the only symbols allowed in a company’s name are as follows: letters A through Z. numbers 0 through 9. ampersand (&) hyphen (-).
Is there any way to tell right off the bat whether or not a Japanese company's name is in hiragana or katakana? When I asked my teacher, she mentioned it might have something to do with how famous or popular the company may have been.
Mar 3, 2024 · In the case you make a company in Japan, there are some regulations relating to name of your company. You can include Hiragana (あいうえおetc.）, Katakana (アイウエオetc.), Kanji (愛、宇、江 etc.), Alphabetical letters (A, a, B, b etc.), Number (1, 2, 3 etc.) So, company named “123株式会社” is OK. And only a part of ...
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If you are using a business name that is the same as another company in your industry, caution is warranted. If you are instead using a name that is the same as another company’s name that offers completely different services or products, there is probably not a trademark issue.
