JP Appeal Judge on distinctiveness_"WEIGHT MANAGEMENT"

Trademark:WEIGHT　MANAGEMENT
Class: 5
Appeal No.2009-13339
Type of appeal: appeal against decision of refusal
Result: shall be registered
Judgement date: 2010/5/19
Key Point: -
Relevant article: 3-1-3
contents of article: Any trademark to be used in connection with goods or services pertaining to the business of an applicant may be registered, unless the trademark consists solely of a mark indicating, in a common manner, in the case of goods, the place of origin, place of sale, quality, raw materials, efficacy, intended purpose, quantity, shape (including shape of packages), price, the method or time of production or use, or, in the case of services, the location of provision, quality, articles to be used in such provision, efficacy, intended purpose, quantity, modes, price or method or time of provision.