AVIS DE DROIT PROTECTION DES SIGNES NATIONAUX

COREE DU SUD
Organization which have been designated by the Minister of International Trade and Industry;
[…].
(iv) trademarks which are identical with, or similar to, the Red Cross ensign on a white ground
or the title Red Cross or Geneva Cross;
(v) trademarks comprising a mark identical with, or similar to, an official seal or sign which
indicates supervision or certification by the Government of Japan or by the Government of a
country party to the Paris Convention or a Member of the World Trade Organization, or by a
local public entity and which has been designated by the Minister of International Trade and
Industry, which are used on goods or services identical with, or similar to, the goods or services
in respect of which such seal or sign is used;
(vi) trademarks which are identical with, or similar to, a famous mark indicating a State or a
local public entity or an agency thereof or a non-profit organization or enterprise working in the
public interest.
Nous avons indiqué plus haut (voir 3.d) que le Japon n'enregistre pas les indications
géographiques en vertu de l'article 3.1.III de la Trademark law. Mais on ne peut faire usage de
telles indications si elles sont trompeuses.
2) Interdiction d’usage
Il est interdit de faire usage de signes identiques ou similaires à l'enseigne d'organisation
internationale ou à des drapeaux ou des emblèmes de pays étrangers avec lesquels le Japon est
lié par un traité à titre de marques pour des biens ou des services. Cette interdiction est prévue
par les articles 9 et 10 de Unfair Competition Prevention Law, sauf autorisation de ces
organisations ou de ces pays:
Article 9 - (1) No one may use, as a trademark, a mark identical to the national flag or coat of
arms of a foreign state or any other insignia which is prescribed by an ordinance of the Ministry
of International Trade and Industry (all such insignias hereinafter referred to as a “national
emblem” ) or a mark similar to a national emblem (such identical or similar emblem hereinafter
referred to as a “quasi-emblem” ), or may assign, deliver, display for the purpose of assignment
or delivery, export or import goods using a quasi-emblem as a trademark, or offer a service
using a quasi-emblem as a trademark; provided, however, that this does not apply in the case
where permission has been obtained from the government agency of the foreign state which is
vested with the authority to grant permission (including, in this case and hereinafter,
administrative measures similar to permission) for use of the national emblem of that state.
(2) In addition to the provisions stipulated in the above paragraph, no one may use, in a manner
which is likely to cause misleading of the place of origin of goods, the coat of arms of a foreign
state prescribed by an ordinance of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry referred to
in the above paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a “coat of arms” ), or may assign, deliver,
display for the purpose of assignment or delivery, export or import goods using a coat of arms,
or offer a service using a coat of arms; provided, however, that this does not apply in the case
where permission has been obtained from the government agency of the foreign state which is
vested with the authority to grant permission to use the coat of arms of that state.
(3) No one may use a mark identical to a seal or sign of a foreign state or regional public entity
used for certification or inspection purposes, which is prescribed by an ordinance of the
Ministry of International Trade and Industry (hereinafter referred to as a “government sign” )
or a similar mark (such identical or similar mark hereinafter referred to as a “quasigovernmental
sign” ) as a trademark on goods or for a service identical or similar to goods or
service for which such government sign is used, or may assign, deliver, display for the purpose
of assignment or delivery, export or import goods using a quasi-governmental sign as a
trademark, or offer a service using a quasi-governmental sign as a trademark; provided,
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