The dispute revolves around a patent infringement case, CS (Comm) 655/2023, filed by Kubota Corporation (Kubota) against Godabari Agro Machinery and Services India Private Limited (GAMS) and two Chinese companies that were allegedly manufacturing the machine and parts that were being sold in India by GAMS.

I've never owned a tractor, but based on Kenny Chesney's 1999 hit She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy, I understand that some people find them to be quite alluring.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it has obtained a $2 million civil penalty from tractor maker Kubota North America for falsely labeling thousands of its replacement...

Tractor maker Kubota North America Corporation will pay a $2 million civil penalty for falsely labeling its replacement parts as "Made in USA," the largest civil penalty ever in a Federal Trade Commission...

On Friday, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a $2,000,000 settlement with tractor maker Kubota North America Corporation...

On Friday, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a $2,000,000 settlement with tractor maker Kubota North America Corporation...

In decisions dated 29 September 2022, the Lao Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has cancelled two trademark registrations based on their confusing similarity to earlier marks.

On September 28, 2016, the Intellectual Property High Court issued a judgment in a patent infringement action involving facial care machines.

A Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed an application made by a farm implements dealer for an injunction to restrain an equipment manufacturer from terminating a Dealership Agreement ...

In a judgment issued on March 30, 2016, the Tokyo District Court held that a patent that was granted extension of term may be enforced, not only against a product that was the subject of...

In a judgment issued on October 31, 2016, the Intellectual Property High Court rejected the Plaintiff's claim that the Defendant's use of a similar food package constitutes unfair competition.

In a judgment issued on December 24, 2015, the IP High Court held that a seller of chipsets is liable for the purchaser's damages caused by the purchaser agreeing to pay money to a patent owner...

The FTC imposed a $2 million penalty, its largest ever for deceptive Made in USA claims The FTC found parts that were wholly imported or incorporated significant imported materials...

Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) entered into a settlement agreement with EmblemHealth Inc. (Emblem), a New York-based health insurer and third-party administrator (TPA) to health plans governed by ERISA.

Since January 1, 2016, the New PIPA has already become partially effective in the following areas.

On May 17, 2016, the "JPO" made an announcement on bad faith trademark filings, telling legitimate trademark owners not to give up filing of new applications...

This newsletter reports on U.S. legal matters relevant to Japanese companies. This edition covers U.S. court cases and cross-border transactions from the winter of 2023-24. Among other things...

The grey market creates significant problems for brand owners, including lost profits, erosion of brand value, and product liability.

In Japan, Article 102 (1) of the Patent Act presumes the lost profits of a patent owner as the amounts of damages. However, the interpretation and application of the article are still somewhat

The Study Group for Industrial Competitiveness and Designs, a project particularly of the JPO's Design Division