Date of
Judgment: September
22, 1992
Issuing
Authority:
Supreme Court
Level of
the Issuing Authority: Final Instance
Type of
Procedure: Judicial(Civin( �b>
Subject
Matter:
Trademarks
Summary
of the judgment (decision):
The registered trademark of "大森林", which consists of kanji characters written in block style, and the
trademark of "木林森", which consists of kanji
characters written in semi -cursive style, are, when observed holistically for
comparison, confusingly related at least in appearance and concept , and there
is room to acknowledge that they are similar trademarks, depending on the circumstances
in which the goods are traded.