Trademark Act of Japan
E250279
The Trademark Act of Japan is the primary Japanese statute governing the registration, protection, and enforcement of trademark rights within Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trademark Act of Japan canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2259083 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trademark Act of Japan Context triple: [Intellectual Property High Court, appliesLaw, Trademark Act of Japan]
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A.
Antimonopoly Act of Japan
The Antimonopoly Act of Japan is the country’s core competition law that prohibits monopolistic practices, unfair trade restraints, and anti-competitive mergers to maintain fair and free markets.
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B.
Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
The Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks is an international treaty that streamlines the process for trademark owners to obtain protection for their marks in multiple countries through a single registration system.
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C.
Japan Fair Trade Commission
The Japan Fair Trade Commission is Japan’s independent competition authority responsible for enforcing antitrust laws, promoting fair trade, and preventing monopolistic and unfair business practices.
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D.
Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
The Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks is an international treaty that establishes a standardized classification system used worldwide for registering trademarks.
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E.
Court Act of Japan
The Court Act of Japan is a fundamental law that organizes the country’s judicial system, defining the structure, jurisdiction, and administration of its courts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trademark Act of Japan Target entity description: The Trademark Act of Japan is the primary Japanese statute governing the registration, protection, and enforcement of trademark rights within Japan.
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A.
Antimonopoly Act of Japan
The Antimonopoly Act of Japan is the country’s core competition law that prohibits monopolistic practices, unfair trade restraints, and anti-competitive mergers to maintain fair and free markets.
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B.
Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
The Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks is an international treaty that streamlines the process for trademark owners to obtain protection for their marks in multiple countries through a single registration system.
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C.
Japan Fair Trade Commission
The Japan Fair Trade Commission is Japan’s independent competition authority responsible for enforcing antitrust laws, promoting fair trade, and preventing monopolistic and unfair business practices.
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D.
Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
The Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks is an international treaty that establishes a standardized classification system used worldwide for registering trademarks.
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E.
Court Act of Japan
The Court Act of Japan is a fundamental law that organizes the country’s judicial system, defining the structure, jurisdiction, and administration of its courts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese law
ⓘ
intellectual property law ⓘ statute ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Japan Patent Office ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage business activities using trademarks
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promote fair competition ⓘ protect consumers ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
collective trademarks
ⓘ
defensive marks ⓘ service marks ⓘ trademarks ⓘ |
| basedOn | registration system ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| defines |
acts constituting trademark infringement
ⓘ
famous trademarks ⓘ scope of trademark rights in Japan ⓘ well-known trademarks ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Japan Patent Office
ⓘ
Japanese courts ⓘ |
| governs |
exclusive rights to trademarks in Japan
ⓘ
trademark enforcement in Japan ⓘ trademark protection in Japan ⓘ trademark registration in Japan ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Japan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalDomain | trademark law ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese law
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese intellectual property law system
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| provides |
civil remedies for trademark infringement
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criminal penalties for certain trademark infringements ⓘ grounds for refusal of trademark registration ⓘ procedures for filing trademark applications ⓘ provisions on assignment of trademarks ⓘ provisions on cancellation trials ⓘ provisions on invalidation trials ⓘ provisions on licensing of trademarks ⓘ provisions on opposition to trademark registration ⓘ provisions on pledge of trademark rights ⓘ requirements for trademark registration ⓘ rules on duration of trademark rights ⓘ rules on renewal of trademark rights ⓘ |
| purpose |
to maintain business reputation and goodwill
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to prevent consumer confusion ⓘ to protect trademarks as indicators of source ⓘ |
| recognizes | priority under the Paris Convention ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Design Act of Japan
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Patent Act of Japan ⓘ Unfair Competition Prevention Act of Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trademark Act of Japan Description of subject: The Trademark Act of Japan is the primary Japanese statute governing the registration, protection, and enforcement of trademark rights within Japan.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.