Tokyo District Court Decision Regarding Copyright Infringement by Internet Streaming of TV Programs

ip-newsletter@amt-law.com — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:00:00 +0100

New services are developed and provided to keep pace with the ever-increasing usage and importance of the internet. One such service is the online distribution of TV programs. This service typically entails a provider (an internet venture company, in many cases) using servers for the recording or real-time streaming of TV programs. The provider then transmits such data through the internet to users who view the TV programs on their individual PCs. As might be expected, the provider, due to th [...]

Coca Cola's "Contour Bottle" is protected as three-three dimensional trademark

ip-newsletter@amt-law.com — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:00:00 +0100

In its review of the Japan Patent Office (JPO)'s decision in The Coca Cola Company v. Japan atent Office (IP High Ct., May 29, 2008), the IP High Court overruled the JPO's rejection of Coca Cola's application to register the shape of its returnable bottle, and held that Coca Cola's eturnable bottle shape would be registered and protected as a three-dimensional (3D) trademark. 3D trademarks were introduced into the Japanese rademark Act in 1996. 3D trademarks had al [...]

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Tokyo District Court Decision Regarding Copyright Infringement by Internet Streaming of TV Programs

Coca Cola's "Contour Bottle" is protected as three-three dimensional trademark