“Use of the“ Malicar ”Mark Is Unfair Competition” Bans Intellectual Property High Court Jan. 29, 18:12
A company in Tokyo that rents a small cart running on a public road using the mark `` Malicar '' is a unfair competition act in a trial accused by Nintendo selling the popular game `` Mario Kart '', intellectual property The High Court acknowledged Nintendo's lawsuit and ordered banning the use of marks and characters.
Tokyo Mario Kart, a renting small cart, rents out costumes for characters such as Mario, Yoshi, Koopa, etc. Nintendo, which sells the product, said it was committed to unfair competition.
Judge Yoshiyuki Mori of the Intellectual Property High Court said in a ruling on the 29th, "Nintendo's" Mario Kart "and its characters are famous and have high customer attraction. The defendant's company intended to use it unfairly We are committed to unfair competition, "he acknowledged.
In addition, he ordered MARI Mobility to prohibit the lending of character costumes, ban the use of marks such as "Malicar" from carts and advertisements, and ordered compensation of 50 million yen.
Regarding the ruling, Nintendo commented, "We will continue to take necessary measures against infringements in order to protect important intellectual property that has been built up over the years."
MARI Mobility commented, "We are very sorry for the disapproval of the claim, and will continue to examine the content and continue to respond."