審決 (Decision)

この1ヶ月半で、特許審決2件、商標の登録審決１件を受領しました。特に、商標の件は、商標法第４条第１項第１５号の拒絶理由に対する不服審判であり、登録を受けられるか審決がでるまでドキドキでした。久しぶりに熱い事件で、エンジョイすることができました。これで、区分違いの他の１８件の商標も登録になることを期待しています。

We received two Decisions of appeals for two patent applications and one Decision for a trademark application for one and a half months. In particular, the appeal for the trademark application was the appeal against the office action on the ground that this trademark confuses with the cited trademark under the Japanese Trademark Law Article 4-1-15. I was thrilled as to whether the Board of Appeals reverses or not. This case excited me for the first time in years, and thus I could enjoy handling this case. I hope that the Examiner issues Notice of Allowances for other pending 18 cases in which classes are different from this case and the trademark is identical.