The values
- Case: 異議2016-900226
- Opponent: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- Contested: 登録5845409 ピカキュウ cl. 11, 35
- Outcome: opposition dismissed
- Reasoning: Pokémon character names do not correspond to a house mark
- Decision reported: 17 March 2017
Where it comes from
"PIKA-Q" is unlikely to confuse with ... "PIKACHU" (Japan Trademark Review; mirror at blog.marks-iplaw.jp/?p=126) MARKS IP Law Firm · 17 March 2017 Open the original ↗
The line in the source
citations representing Pokémon characters do not correspond to a so-called “house mark” in opponent business
In English
JPO: the PIKACHU citations are character marks, not Nintendo house marks.