1. The plaintiff's claim is dismissed.

2. The costs of lawsuit shall be borne by the Plaintiff.

1. Basic facts

(a) Application number 1)/ Application number of the trademark in this case: 40-2014-46842// November 11, 2014: 3) Designated goods classified as Category 25: Clothing, shoess, hats, and hegear

나. 선등록상표 1) 등록번호/ 출원일/ 등록일/ 갱신등록일: 제178897호/ 1988. 5. 27./ 1989. 9. 12./ 2009. 3. 23. 2) 구성: 3) 지정상품: 상품류 구분 제25류의 신사복, 반바지, 양복바지, 청바지, 스웨터, 양말, 모자, 혁대, 가죽신, 고무신, 샌달, 우화, 스커트, 슬랙스(Slacks), 아동복, 오버롤(Overall), 오버코트, 원피스, 유아복, 자켓, 잠바, 파카(Parkas), 수영모자, 수영복, 수영팬츠, 스웨트셔츠, 스웨트팬츠, 스포츠셔츠, 카디건, 파자마, 폴로셔츠, T셔츠, 목도리, 반다나(Bandana), 벙어리장갑, 타이츠(Tights), 나이트캡, 베레모, 의류용후두, 톱햇(Tophat), 야구모, 스키모 4) 등록권리자: 마루다까 이료오 가부시끼가이샤

C. 1) On June 1, 2015, the examiner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office with respect to the Plaintiff’s application for the registration of the applied trademark of this case, on the ground that “The trademark of this case is extremely similar to the pre-registered trademark and its name and concept, and thus, if the applied trademark of this case is used for goods identical or similar to the designated goods of the pre-registered trademark, it may cause mistake or confusion as to the origin of the goods to ordinary consumers or traders.” The same applies to the trademark before being amended by Act No. 14033, Feb. 29, 2016.”

(2) On October 28, 2016, the Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board dismissed the Plaintiff’s request on the ground that the instant trademark falls under Article 7(1)7 of the former Trademark Act on the same ground as the said decision of refusal.