TMSJ http://www.tmsj.jp Trademark Service Japan Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:21:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 en Kanji Of The Month — December 2009 http://www.tmsj.jp/2009/kanji-of-the-month-december-2009/en/ http://www.tmsj.jp/2009/kanji-of-the-month-december-2009/en/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:51:59 +0000 TMSJ IP KanjiJapan http://www.tmsj.jp/2009/kanji-of-the-month-december-2009/en/ 国際機関

Reading: kokusaikikan

Translation: international organization

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Reading: chûsai

Translation: arbitration

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]]> http://www.tmsj.jp/2009/kanji-of-the-month-november-2009/en/feed/en/ Summer greetings from the JPO http://www.tmsj.jp/2009/summer-greetings-from-the-jpo/en/ http://www.tmsj.jp/2009/summer-greetings-from-the-jpo/en/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:52:30 +0000 TMSJ JapanJapanese Patent OfficeJapanisches PatentamtJPO http://www.tmsj.jp/2009/summer-greetings-from-the-jpo/en/ The JPO bids the summer farewell with some mid-year resolutions: The office announces its vision of becoming an organization with enthusiastic people who can flexibly and quickly respond to changes in the IP environment.

This is going to be interesting …

]]> http://www.tmsj.jp/2009/summer-greetings-from-the-jpo/en/feed/en/ Kanji of The Month — September 2009 http://www.tmsj.jp/2009/kanji-of-the-month-september-2009-2/en/ http://www.tmsj.jp/2009/kanji-of-the-month-september-2009-2/en/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:05:27 +0000 TMSJ IP KanjiJapan http://www.tmsj.jp/2009/kanji-of-the-month-september-2009-2/en/ 譲渡

Reading: jôto

Translation: assignment

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Reading: shôhin

Translation: goods

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]]> http://www.tmsj.jp/2009/kanji-of-the-month-august-2009/en/feed/en/ Newest Japanese trademark numbers are now available to the public http://www.tmsj.jp/2009/newest-japanese-trademark-numbers-are-now-available-to-the-public/en/ http://www.tmsj.jp/2009/newest-japanese-trademark-numbers-are-now-available-to-the-public/en/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:39:29 +0000 TMSJ JapanJapanese Patent OfficeJapanisches PatentamtMarkentrademarks http://www.tmsj.jp/2009/newest-japanese-trademark-numbers-are-now-available-to-the-public/en/ The Japanese Patent Office (JPO) has lately published the most recent trademark statistics. In 2008, 119,185 applications were received. This is the lowest number in five years. The number of applications is equivalent to 83% of the volume received during the previous year. 100,243 trade marks were registered which is an increase of 4% compared with 2007.

]]> http://www.tmsj.jp/2009/newest-japanese-trademark-numbers-are-now-available-to-the-public/en/feed/en/ A Kanji Test Is Causing Problems http://www.tmsj.jp/2009/a-kanji-test-is-causing-problems/en/ http://www.tmsj.jp/2009/a-kanji-test-is-causing-problems/en/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:56:24 +0000 TMSJ JapanMarkentrademarks http://www.tmsj.jp/2009/a-kanji-test-is-causing-problems/en/ Japanese learners all over the world know the Kanji Aptitude Test of the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation. The test was developed to enhance the capability of reading and writing kanji (Chinese characters used in the Japanese language). This test (in Japanese: 日本漢字能力検定試験 Nihon Kanji Nōryoku Kentei Shiken) is also known under the abbreviation “kanken” (漢検 - “kan test”, meaning “kanji test”).

On June 17, a competitor of the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation in the kanji test sector filed the trademark application “shinkanken” (新漢検). “Shinkanken” means “new kanji test”.

The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation thinks there is a risk the names might easily be confused by consumers and asked the competitor not to use the name “shinkanken”.

One will have to wait and see how the conflict will play out. Interestingly, the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation did not protect “kanken” as a trademark. Nevertheless, the conflict was mentioned in the Japanese media, since the Kanji Aptitude Test of the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation enjoys excellent reputation.

Source

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Reading: ininjô

Translation: (written) Power of Attorney

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Reading: aitî shisaku

Translation: IT policy

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Reading: yûsen

Translation: priority

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