Anita Gogia is a IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On May 25, 2021 the Japan Patent Office (JPO) granted Nobuaki Kurokawa a trademark…
Tag: Japan
It’s Game Over for Tokyo’s’ Infamous Knock-Off Mario Kart Experience
On December 31, 2020, Streetkart (previously known as MariKar) was ordered by the Supreme Court of Japan to pay ¥50 million ($480,000 USD) to Nintendo following a 3-year copyright infringement…
Japan: Farewell Analog, Welcome Digital
Elisa Bertolini is a member of the MediaLaws Steering Committee and an academic at the Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi. The re-posting of this analysis is part of a cross-posting collaboration…