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How to Write a Warning Letter When You Discover a Trademark Infringement

How to Write a Warning Letter When You Discover a Trademark Infringement

If there are products or services infringing on your company's trademark rights, the rights holder can demand the cessation of its use and claim da...

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What is Trademark Infringement? Explaining the Framework for Determining Illegality

What is Trademark Infringement? Explaining the Framework for Determining Illegality

By obtaining trademark rights for your company's products and materials, you can prevent so-called "Ripoffs".However, a trademark right is not, for...

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'What is the Abolished (Former) 'Japanese Attorney Fee Standard'? An Introduction to the Specific Calculation Method'

'What is the Abolished (Former) 'Japanese Attorney Fee Standard'? An Introduction to the Specifi.

When engaging a lawyer, it is naturally of great concern how much the cost will be.In fact, previously, each bar association to which a lawyer belo...

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'What Happens When You Upload Videos Filmed in No-Filming Areas or Voyeur Videos to YouTube?'

'What Happens When You Upload Videos Filmed in No-Filming Areas or Voyeur Videos to YouTube?'

On YouTube, a variety of videos from different genres are uploaded daily. However, there are instances where videos filmed in prohibited areas or v...

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An In-depth Explanation of Why 'Comp Gacha' is Illegal and its Relationship with the 'Japanese Prize Display Act'

An In-depth Explanation of Why 'Comp Gacha' is Illegal and its Relationship with the 'Japanese P.

In recent years, the number of people making in-app purchases in smartphone games (social games) has increased, and the market size has grown to ex...

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What are the Differences and Distinctions between Dispatch, Secondment, Quasi-Delegation, Contracting, Disguised Contracting, and Worker Supply?

What are the Differences and Distinctions between Dispatch, Secondment, Quasi-Delegation, Contra.

Not only for IT companies and IT-related projects, but for all businesses, human resources and labor-related practices can often lead to complex le...

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Understanding the Criteria and Penalties (Imprisonment & Fines) for 'Trademark Infringement' Through Case Studies

Understanding the Criteria and Penalties (Imprisonment & Fines) for 'Trademark Infringement'.

Once you have registered your company name, product name, etc. as a 'Japanese Trademark Right', if someone else is using that trademark without per...

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'Points to Note When Using Free Materials with Limited Usage such as 'Personal Use OK''

'Points to Note When Using Free Materials with Limited Usage such as 'Personal Use OK''

When creating a website for your company, you might consider using free materials for buttons and icons.However, even though they are referred to a...

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What is the Average Time Required for Time-Charged Legal Services such as Contract Document Creation?

What is the Average Time Required for Time-Charged Legal Services such as Contract Document Crea.

Many law firms, including ours, often handle tasks such as contract drafting, review, and revision on a "time-charge" basis, meaning that the attor...

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What is Double Pricing? Explaining Points to Avoid Violating the 'Japanese Premiums and Representations Act' and Penalties

What is Double Pricing? Explaining Points to Avoid Violating the 'Japanese Premiums and Represen.

"Half off the regular price!" Such price displays, which emphasize the low selling price to consumers by comparing it with other prices, are common...

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'What is 'Japanese Job-Related Works'? Explaining the 4 Requirements and How Corporations Can Obtain Copyrights'

'What is 'Japanese Job-Related Works'? Explaining the 4 Requirements and How Corporations Can Ob.

Under the Japanese Copyright Law, the principle is that the person who actually created the work is the author. And this author holds the copyright...

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'What is 'Quotation' in the Japanese Copyright Law? Explaining the 4 Requirements for Legal Compliance'

'What is 'Quotation' in the Japanese Copyright Law? Explaining the 4 Requirements for Legal Comp.

With the advancement of the internet, information dissemination is being carried out in various ways in recent years. For instance, individuals may...

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What is a Lawyer's Duty of Confidentiality? Explaining the Scope of Exceptions and Penalties

What is a Lawyer's Duty of Confidentiality? Explaining the Scope of Exceptions and Penalties

Lawyers are bound by a duty of "confidentiality". There may be times when clients need to disclose their secrets or private information to their la...

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Is Subcontract Allowed under Contract of Quasi-Mandate or Contract for Work? An Explanation Taking System Development as an Example

Is Subcontract Allowed under Contract of Quasi-Mandate or Contract for Work? An Explanation Taki.

In the field of system development, it is common to see operations where a vendor who has been entrusted with development further subcontract anoth...

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Does Security Cameras Infringe on Privacy? Explaining Guidelines and Precedents

Does Security Cameras Infringe on Privacy? Explaining Guidelines and Precedents

Security cameras are not only installed and used in public places such as train stations and city streets, but also in various locations such as in...

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Is There a Legal Obligation to Display the Expiry Date on Quasi-Drugs? A Lawyer Explains

Is There a Legal Obligation to Display the Expiry Date on Quasi-Drugs? A Lawyer Explains

Some of the nutritional drinks, vitamin tablets, and insecticides sold at drugstores and convenience stores fall under the category of "Japanese Qu...

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