Date of
Judgment: June 4, 1965
Issuing
Authority: Supreme
Court
Level of
the Issuing Authority: Final Instance
Type of
Procedure: Judicial
(Civil)
Subject
Matter: Other
Summary
of the judgment (decision):
It
is reasonable to interpret that the act of indicating, simply, "ライナー"
as the product name on the container, packaging, and advertisement for a
low-malt beer, which is classified as "zoshu",
in addition to indicating the trade name of the manufacturer, " ラ イ ナ ー ビ ヤ ー 株 式 会 社
", and its English name, "LINER BEER Co., LTD.", is not
immediately misleading as to the product being a "beer", or does not
immediately create confusion with a "beer".
(This
translation is provisional and subject to revision.)